Abstract:Objective: To analyze the risk factors of pain catastrophization (PC) in patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain (DPNP), construct a PC risk prediction model and verify it. Method: A total of 150 patients with DPNP admitted to our unit from January 2021 to December 2024 were selected and divided into the PC group (60 cases) and the non-PC group (90 cases) according to whether the patients developed PC. Univariate and multivariate Logistic regression analyses were used to analyze the risk factors of PC in patients with DPNP, and a nomogram prediction model for PC risk was constructed. The operating characteristic receiver ROC curve (ROC) and the correction curve were drawn to evaluate the accuracy and effectiveness of the nomogram prediction model. Result: The proportions of females, primary school education and below, diabetes for ≥10 years, regular exercise, polymedication, comorbidities ≥4, pain duration > 6 months, pain threshold, DDS score, PSSS score, and NRS score in the PC group were all higher than those in the non-PC group (P < 0.05). The pain threshold in the PC group was lower than that in the non-PC group (P < 0.05). Logistic regression analysis showed that female gender, educational attainment of primary school or below, regular exercise, multiple drug use, ≥4 comorbidities, high pain threshold, high DDS score, high PSSS score, and high NRS score were risk factors for PC in patients with DPNP (P < 0.05); The risk nomogram model shows that being female, having an educational attainment of primary school or below, regular exercise, polymedication, having ≥4 comorbidities, a high pain threshold, a high DDS score, a high PSSS score, and a high NRS score will increase the risk of PC in patients with DPNP. The AUC of the risk nomogram model predicted by the ROC curve was 0.880 (95%CI: 0.746-0.969), the sensitivity was 90.00% (54/60), the specificity was 91.11% (82/90), and the accuracy was 90.67% (136/150). The risk nomogram model had a relatively high fitting degree (χ2=3.427, df=6, P=0.330), and the internal validation results of Bootstrap showed that the C-index was 0.824. Conclusion: The occurrence of PC in patients with DPNP is mainly related to factors such as gender, educational level, exercise, medication, comorbidities, and pain degree. The risk nomogram prediction model constructed based on these risk factors has a relatively high predictive value for the occurrence of PC in patients with DPNP.