Table 4 Relation between polyneuropathy and baseline data of the studied patients

Male gender

22 (68.8%)

23 (57.5%)

0.96

0.237

Age (year)

52.93 ± 6.44

48.88 ± 7.61

2.445

0.017*

Weight (kg)

92.47 ± 13.12

84.35 ± 10.58

2.908

0.005*

Height (cm)

169.47 ± 7.35

168.78 ± 5.62

0.454

0.651

BMI (kg/m²)

32.27 ± 4.69

29.62 ± 3.48

2.763

0.004*

Waist circumference (cm)

110.22 ± 14.55

100.4 ± 14.04

2.902

0.005*

Hip circumference (cm)

112.81 ± 12.53

104.13 ± 12.75

2.896

0.005*

Occupation:

 Housewife

2 (6.3%)

4 (10%)

 Non-skilled worker

4 (12.5%)

2 (5%)

0.385^¥

0.535

 Skilled worker

10 (31.3%)

10 (25%)

 Employee/free trade

12 (37.5%)

17 (42.5%)

 Semi/professional

4 (12.5%)

7 (17.5%)

Education:

 Illiterate

3 (9.4%)

2 (5%)

 Basic education

5 (15.6%)

9 (22.5%)

0.314^¥

0.575

 Secondary education

14 (43.8%)

14 (35%)

 Middle education

6 (18.8%)

4 (10%)

 High education

4 (12.5%)

11 (27.5%)

Current smokers

17 (53.1%)

10 (25%)

6

0.014*

Unhealthy diet

30 (93.8%)

28 (70%)

6.402

0.011*

Hypertension

13 (40.6%)

11 (27.5%)

1.378

0.24

Hyperlipidemia

12 (37.5%)

6 (15%)

4.8

0.028*

Time since diagnosis (week)

14 (4–30)

8 (2–26)

− 3.854

< 0.001**

Fasting blood glucose (mg/dL)

167.03 ± 51.18

118.63 ± 46.32

4.159

< 0.001**

2-h postprandial (mg/dL)

286.75 ± 60.13

218.08 ± 61.54

4.753

< 0.001**

HbA1c

8.47 ± 1.75

6.89 ± 0.87

4.379

< 0.001**

Treatment:

 Insulin

9 (28.1%)

1 (2.5%)

9.761

0.002*

 Oral hypoglycemics

23 (71.9%)

39 (97.5%)

Score:

 0

2 (6.3%)

22 (80%)

 1

9 (28.1%)

7 (17.5%)

41.478^¥

< 0.001**

 2

5 (15.6%)

1 (2.5%)

 3

14 (43.8%)

0 (0%)

 4

2 (6.3%)

0 (0%)