Association of Auricular Reflective Points and Status of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Matched Case-Control Study

Table 4

Odds ratio of various ear acupoints on the risk of DM.

	Odds ratio^a	95% CI	Odds ratio^b	95% CI
Tenderness, (Rt) (P&G)		(3.66, 13.77)		(2.38, 19.08)
Tenderness, (Lt) (P&G)		(1.55, 4.26)	1.62	(0.75, 3.47)
Electrical conductivity, (Rt)
P&G		(3.22, 11.52)		(3.14, 29.60)
Endocrine		(2.06, 6.70)		(1.32, 10.25)
Kidney		(2.02, 5.95)		(1.31, 7.15)
Lower tragus		(1.14, 3.20)	1.72	(0.74, 4.00)
Heart		(2.05, 6.95)		(1.26, 10.77)
Liver	1.67	(0.93, 2.99)	1.57	(0.59, 4.13)
Eyes		(1.26, 3.48)	1.94	(0.81, 4.66)
Electrical conductivity, (Lt)
P&G		(3.31, 13.43)		(1.12, 7.09)
Endocrine		(1.14, 3.10)		(1.01, 7.41)
Kidney		(1.34, 3.74)	1.42	(0.63, 3.19)
Lower tragus		(1.07, 3.19)	1.48	(0.62, 3.54)
Heart		(2.13, 7.21)		(1.23, 9.08)
Liver		(0.98, 3.34)	2.25	(0.74, 6.81)
Eyes		(1.21, 3.64)	1.95	(0.73, 5.20)

Adjusted for age and sex.
Further adjusted for smoking habit, alcohol consumption, MABP, BMI, and waist-to-hip ratio.
Statistically significant at 5% level.
Statistically significant at 1% level.
Statistically significant at 0.1% level.