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Table 2 Multivariate analysis of T2DM as an risk factor for CTS adjusting for gender, age and BMI

From: Type 2 diabetes seems not to be a risk factor for the carpal tunnel syndrome: a case control study

model (n =1591)

B

p-value

OR (95% CI)

Model 1

   

T2DM

0.571

0.003

1.77 (1.22-2.58)

Gendera

0.945

<0.001

2.57 (2.08-3.18)

Model 2

   

T2DM

0.389

0.048

1.48 (1.00-2.17)

Gendera

0.953

<0.001

2.59 (2.09-3.22)

BMIb

0.060

<0.001

1.06 (1.04-1.09)

Model 3

   

T2DM

-0.014

0.946

0.99 (0.66-1.47)

Gendera

0.976

<0.001

2.65 (2.13-3.31)

Age

0.034

<0.001

1.03 (1.03-1.04)

BMIb

0.064

<0.001

1.07 (1.04-1.09)

  1. B = coefficient of logistic regression.
  2. aMale gender is reference category.
  3. bImputation was used for 229 patients with a missing value for BMI in the CTS group and for 12 controls.