Risk Factors for Peripheral Neuropathy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Abstract

Abstract. Peripheral neuropathy was one of the complications type 2 DM and could make it worse the sufferer’s quality of life. The aim of this study was to determine the risk factors for peripheral neuropathy. Case control design was used in this study. The population of this study were all patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Padangsidimpuan City. Sampling used purposive sampling method with a total sample of 96 respondents, namely the case group as many as 48 respondents and the control group as many as 48 respondents. Statistically it was obtained that the duration of suffering diabetes mellitus (P = 0.039; OR = 2.60), hypertension (P = 0.002; OR = 0.24) and lifestyle (P = 0.000; OR = 165) had a significant relationship with the occurrence of peripheral neuropathy in patients with type 2DM. Meanwhile, age (P=0.540),BMI/Obesity (P=0.642), regularity of treatment (P=0.621) did not have a significant relationshipwith the occurrence of peripheral neuropathy in patients with type 2 DM. Based on the results of this study, it was found that the duration of suffering type 2 DM, hypertension and lifestyle were risk factors for peripheral neuropathy