Characteristics Biothesiometer result
Normal (<10mV) Abnormal (10-25 mV) Neuropathy (>25 mV) P-value
Sex (n=365) (n=935) (n=309)
Men 148 (18.5%) 476 (59.6%) 175 (21.9%) <0.001
Women 217 (26.8%) 459 (56.7%) 134 (16.5%)
Age:
<40 191 (43.3%) 242 (54.9%) 8 (1.8%) <0.001
40-49 115 (24.0%) 314 (65.4%) 51 (10.6%)
50-59 51 (12.5%) 236 (57.7%) 122 (29.8%)
>60 8 (2.9%) 143 (51.2%) 128 (45.9%)
Education level:
<7 years 53 (10.2%) 294 (56.7%) 172 (33.1%) <0.001
7–11 years 188 (25.1%) 443 (59.2%) 118 (15.7%)
12+ years 124 (36.4%) 198 (58.1%) 19 (5.6%)
Socioeconomic status:
Low 94 (17.4%) 323 (59.8%) 123 (22.8%) < 0.001
Middle 124 (22.6%) 319 (58.0%) 107 (19.4%)
High 147 (28.3%) 293 (56.5%) 79 (15.2%)
Health insurance:
No 37 (26.4%) 76 (54.3%) 27 (19.3%) 0.51
Yes 328 (22.3%) 859 (58.5%) 282 (19.2%)
Daily smoking:
No 351 (23.1%) 884 (58.3%) 282 (18.6%) 0.02
Yes 14 (15.2%) 51 (55.4%) 27 (29.4%)
Alcohol use disorder:
AUDIT (-) 337 (22.7%) 863 (58.0%) 288 (19.4%) 0.87
AUDIT (+) 28 (23.1%) 72 (59.5%) 21 (17.4%)
BMI:
<25 kg/m2 88 (20.7%) 245 (57.7%) 92 (21.6%) 0.002
25-29.99 kg/m2 155 (21.9%) 443 (62.6%) 110 (15.5%)
>30 kg/m2 122 (25.6%) 247 (51.9%) 107 (22.5%)
Waist circumference:
<90 cm 155 (27.2%) 326 (57.2%) 89 (15.6%) <0.001
90-99 cm 140 (22.3%) 386 (61.5%) 102 (16.2%)
100+ cm 70 (17.0%) 223 (54.3%) 118 (28.7%)
Hypertension:
No 309 (25.9%) 694 (58.2%) 189 (15.9%) <0.001
Yes 56 (13.4%) 241 (57.8%) 120 (28.8%)
Glucose status:
Normal 283 (24.4%) 699 (60.3%) 177 (15.3%) < 0.001
Dysglycemia 63 (23.2%) 155 (57.0%) 54 (19.8%)
Diabetes 19 (10.8%) 79 (44.9%) 78 (44.3%)