Table 2 Symptom presentation in patients with and without diabetes. Crude and adjusted odds ratio (OR) and confidence interval (CI) for having different symptoms
Symptoms | Patients with diabetes, n = 96 | Patients without diabetes, n = 598 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Pain, discomfort, or pressure location | n (%) | n (%) | Crude OR (95 % CI) | Adjusted OR (95 % CI) |
Chest or thoracic | 78 (81.3) | 535 (89.5) | 0.51 (0.29–0.91) | 0.57 (0.31–1.04) |
Throat or neck | 25 (26.0) | 118 (19.7) | 1.43 (0.87–2.36) | 1.36 (0.82–2.25) |
Jaw or teeth | 15 (15.6) | 65 (10,9) | 1.52 (0.83–2.79) | 1.44 (0.78–2.67) |
Back | 18 (18.8) | 99 (16.6) | 1.16 (0.67–2.03) | 1.07 (0.60–1.88) |
Stomach | 10 (10.4) | 48 (8.0) | 1.33 (0.65–2.73) | 1.36 (0.66–2.80) |
Shoulders | 34 (35.4) | 110 (18.4) | 2.43 (1.53–3.88) | 2.30 (1.43–3.70) |
Arms/hands | 50 (52.1) | 331 (55.4) | 0.88 (0.57–1.35) | 0.84 (0.54–1.30) |
Other symptoms | ||||
Numbness in arms/hands | 24 (25.0) | 183 (30.6) | 0.76 (0.46–1.24) | 0.76 (0.46–1.25) |
Tiredness | 41 (42.7) | 186 (31.1) | 1.65 (1.06–2.56) | 1.62 (1.03–2.52) |
Weakness | 37 (38.5) | 234 (39.1) | 0.98 (0.63–1.52) | 0.96 (0.61–1.49) |
Shortness of breath | 40 (41.7) | 184 (30.8) | 1.61 (1.03–2.50) | 1.61 (1.03–2.51) |
Vertigo/pre-syncope | 23 (24.0) | 140 (23.4) | 1.03 (0.62–1.71) | 1.02 (0.61–1.69) |
Nausea/vomiting | 26 (27.1) | 181 (30.3) | 0.86 (0.53–1.39) | 0.78 (0.47–1.28) |
Cold sweat | 40 (41.7) | 333 (55.7) | 0.57 (0.37–0.88) | 0.56 (0.36–0.86) |
Anxiety | 12 (12.5) | 79 (13.2) | 0.94 (0.49–1.80) | 0.92 (0.48–1.77) |
Fear | 18 (18.8) | 132 (22.1) | 0.82 (0.47–1.41) | 0.77 (0.44–1.34) |
General sick feeling | 16 (16.7) | 88 (14.7) | 1.16 (0.65–2.08) | 1.09 (0.61–1.97) |
Other | 9 (9.4) | 41 (6.9) | 1.40 (0.66–2.99) | 1.37 (0.64–2.94) |