Prevalence, Patterns, and Factors Associated with Peripheral Neuropathies among Diabetic Patients at Tertiary Hospital in the Kilimanjaro Region: Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study from North-Eastern Tanzania

Table 3

Prevalence of peripheral neuropathy by independent variables (n=327).

Characteristics	Presence of DPN		P values
	No, n (%)	Yes, n (%)
Age (Years)
<40	30 (73.2)	11 (26.8)
40-60	36 (29.8)	85 (70.2)	.001
>60	25 (15.2)	140 (84.8)
Sex
Male	36 (32.1)	76 (67.9)	.2
Female	55 (25.6)	160 (74.4)
Residence
Rural	38 (28.1)	97 (71.9)	.9
Urban	53 (27.6)	139 (72.4)
BMI Category
<18.5 kg/m^2 Underweight	9 (81.8)	2 (18.2)
18.5-24.9 kg/m^2 Normal	36 (42.4)	49 (57.6)	.001
25.0–29.9 kg/m^2 Overweight	29 (23.0)	97 (77.0)
≥ 30 Obesity	17 (16.2)	88 (83.8)
Treatment
Insulin	38 (40.4)	56 (59.6)
OHGA	52 (22.5)	179 (77.5)	.004
Both	1 (50.0)	1 (50.0)
Diabetic Foot Ulcer
Yes	-	10 (100)
No	91 (28.7)	226 (71.3)	.04
Hypertension
Yes	48 (18.8)	208 (81.2)
No	43 (60.6	28 (39.4)	.001
HbA1C (%)
<7	6 (20.0)	24 (80.0)	.315
≥7	85 (28.6)	212 (71.4)
DM Duration (time) (Range:1,42)
1-7	44 (37.0)	75 (63.0)
8-14	34 (29.8)	80 (70.2)
15-21	9 (14.3)	54 (85.7)
22-28	2 (11.8)	15 (88.2)	.011
29-35	2 (20.0)	8 (80.0)
36-42	-	4 (100)