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Table 5 Factors associated with peripheral artery disease among patients with DM in sub-Saharan Africa

From: Burden of peripheral artery disease and risk factors among patients with diabetes mellitus in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Determinants (Ref.No)

Number of studies

Sample size

OR(95% CI)

P-value

I2(%)

Heterogeneity test(P-value)

Age [19, 35, 36]

3

747

2.51(3.41–12.09)

< 0.001

76%

< 0.001

Serum cholesterol [27, 36]

2

567

1.64(1.05–13.02)

0.047

74%

3.98

Body Mass Index (BMI) [27, 35, 36]

3

667

3.03(1.74–7.56)

< 0.001

45.5%

1.83

Duration of DM [29, 36]

2

567

2.44(1.12–5.13)

0.024

28.4%

1.40

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