Table 1 Demographic and clinical data of PDPN patients among different pain severity groups
Variable | Mild pain VAS=(3) N=29 Number (%) | Moderate pain VAS=(4–6) N=39 Number (%) | Severe pain VAS=(≥7) N=32 Number (%) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | ||||
 Male | 15 (51.7%) | 20 (51.3%) | 20 (62.5%) | 0.585 |
 Female | 14 (48.3%) | 19 (48.7%) | 12 (37.5%) | |
Marital state | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Single | 1 (3.4%) | 1 (2.6%) | 4 (12.5%) | 0.170 |
 Married | 28 (96.6%) | 38 (97.4%) | 28 (87.5%) | |
Education | ||||
 Educated | 19 (65.5%) | 16 (41.0%) | 3 (9.4%) | 0.0001 |
 Non-educated | 10 (34.5%) | 23 (59.0%) | 29 (90.6%) | |
Smoking habit | ||||
 Smoker | 5 (17.2%) | 8 (20.5%) | 10 (31.2%) | 0.385 |
 Non-smoker | 24 (82.8%) | 31 (79.5%) | 22 (68.8%) | |
Residence | ||||
 Rural | 21 (72.4%) | 20 (51.3%) | 18 (56.2%) | 0.200 |
 Urban | 8 (27.6%) | 19 (48.7%) | 14 (43.8%) | |
Treatment | ||||
 Oral hypoglycemic | 19 (65.5%) | 22 (56.4%) | 12 (37.5%) | 0.078 |
 Insulin | 10 (34.5%) | 17 (43.6%) | 20 (62.5%) | |
Duration of DM | ||||
 ≤5years | 13 (44.8%) | 11 (28.2%) | 6 (18.8%) | 0.245 |
 6–10years | 8 (27.6%) | 14 (35.9%) | 15 (46.9%) | |
 ›10years | 8 (27.6%) | 14 (35.9%) | 11 (34.4%) | |