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Table 2 Prevalence OR# of musculoskeletal complaints (MSCs) related to DM and non-fasting glucose levels

From: The association between diabetes mellitus, glucose, and chronic musculoskeletal complaints. Results from the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study

Variables

Total

Chronic MSCs

Chronic widespread MSCs MSCs

Chronic non-widespread MSCs

 

64,785

%

OR (CI)

%

OR (CI)

%

OR (CI)

DM

       

No

62,629

46.2

1.0 (reference)

5.0

1.0 (reference)

41.3

1.0 (reference)

Yes

1,940

56.9

1.2 (1.1–1.3)

5.9

1.3 (1.1–1.6)

51.0

1.1 (1.0–1.3)

No, but glucose ≥ 11.1

216

45.4

0.7 (0.5–0.9)

5.1

0.8 (0.4–1.5)

40.3

0.7 (0.5–0.9)

DM

       

No

62,629

42.2

1.0 (reference)

5.0

1.0 (reference)

41.3

1.0 (reference)

Type 1

122

45.9

1.0 (0.7–1.5)

3.3

0.7 (0.2–1.9)

42.6

1.1 (0.7–1.6)

Type 2

1,120

57.7

1.1 (1.0–1.3)

6.1

1.3 (1.0–1.7)

51.6

1.1 (1.0–1.3)

LADA

127

56.7

1.1 (0.8–1.6)

5.5

1.2 (0.5–2.6)

51.2

1.2 (0.8–1.7)

Unclassified

571

57.8

1.2 (1.0–1.5)

6.3

1.6 (1.1–2.3)

51.5

1.2 (1.0–1.4)

No, but glucose ≥ 11.1

216

45.4

0.7 (0.5–0.9)

5.1

0.8 (0.4–1.5)

40.3

0.7 (0.5–0.9)

Serum glucose

       

≤ 4.7 mmol/l

16,198

43.2

1.0 (reference)

4.8

1.0 (reference)

38.3

1.0 (reference)

4.8–5.2 mmol/l

19,151

46.7

1.0 (0.9–1.0)

5.2

1.0 (0.9–1.1)

41.4

1.0 (0.9–1.0)

5.3–5.8 mmol/l

14,737

47.9

0.9 (0.9–1.0)

5.1

0.9 (0.8–1.0)

42.8

0.9 (0.9–1.0)

≥ 5.9 mmol/l

14,316

49.1

0.9 (0.8–0.9)

5.0

0.8 (0.7–0.9)

44.2

0.9 (0.8–0.9)

Missing

383

36.6

0.6 (0.5–0.8)

0.8

0.1 (0.0–0.4)

35.8

0.6 (0.5–0.8)

P-trend value$

  

< 0.001

 

< 0.001

 

< 0.001

P trend value$ (β)

  

< 0.001 (-,022)

 

0.045 (-,026)

 

< 0.001 (-,021)

  1. # Adjusted for age, gender, body mass index, and level of physical activity
  2. $ Serum glucose treated as a single ordinal variable (categories 1 to 4 based on quartiles)
  3. § Serum glucose treated as a continuous variable (β value given in brackets)