Research Article
Association of Auricular Reflective Points and Status of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Matched Case-Control Study
Table 2
Auricular signals between cases and controls.
| | DM +ve () | DM −ve () | Test statistics (McNemar test) |
| Discoloration around “P&G” region (Rt) | | | | Yes | 1 (0.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | N/A | No | 140 (99.3%) | 141 (100.0%) | | Discoloration around “P&G” region (Lt) | | | | Yes | 1 (0.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | N/A | No | 140 (99.3%) | 141 (100.0%) | | Marks appearing around “P&G” region after pressing (Rt) | | | | Yes | 6 (4.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | N/A | No | 135 (95.7%) | 141 (100.0%) | | Marks appearing around “P&G” region after pressing (Lt) | | | | Yes | 2 (1.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | N/A | No | 139 (98.6%) | 141 (100.0%) | | Tenderness (P&G) (Rt) | | |
| Positive | 103 (73.0%) | 42 (29.8%) | | Negative | 38 (27.0%) | 99 (70.2%) | | Tenderness (P&G) (Lt) | | |
| Positive | 78 (55.3%) | 45 (31.9%) | | Negative | 63 (44.7%) | 96 (68.1%) | | Conductivity (P&G) (Rt) | | |
| Positive | 93 (66.0%) | 37 (26.2%) | | Negative | 48 (34.0%) | 104 (73.8%) | | Conductivity (P&G) (Lt) | | |
| Positive | 86 (61.0%) | 35 (24.8%) | | Negative | 55 (39.0%) | 106 (75.2%) | | Conductivity (endocrine) (Rt) | | |
| Positive | 88 (62.4%) | 50 (35.5%) | | Negative | 53 (37.6%) | 91 (64.5%) | | Conductivity (endocrine) (Lt) | | |
| Positive | 73 (51.8%) | 37 (26.2%) | | Negative | 68 (48.2%) | 104 (73.8%) | | Conductivity (kidney) (Rt) | | |
| Positive | 83 (58.9%) | 41 (29.1%) | | Negative | 58 (41.1%) | 100 (70.9%) | | Conductivity (kidney) (Lt) | | |
| Positive | 67 (47.5%) | 41 (29.1%) | | Negative | 74 (52.5%) | 100 (70.9%) | | Conductivity (lower tragus) (Rt) | | |
| Positive | 61 (43.3%) | 41 (29.1%) | | Negative | 80 (56.7%) | 100 (70.9%) | | Conductivity (lower tragus) (Lt) | | |
| Positive | 54 (38.3%) | 37 (26.2%) | | Negative | 87 (61.7%) | 104 (73.8%) | | Conductivity (heart) (Rt) | | |
| Positive | 80 (56.7%) | 44 (31.2%) | | Negative | 61 (43.3%) | 97 (68.8%) | | Conductivity (heart) (Lt) | | |
| Positive | 74 (52.5%) | 36 (25.5%) | | Negative | 67 (47.5%) | 105 (74.5%) | | Conductivity (eyes) (Rt) | | |
| Positive | 78 (55.3%) | 54 (38.3%) | | Negative | 63 (44.7%) | 87 (61.7%) | | Conductivity (eyes) (Lt) | | |
| Positive | 64 (45.4%) | 43 (30.5%) | | Negative | 77 (54.6%) | 98 (69.5%) | |
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Statistically significant.
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