Table 1.
Subject characteristics
| HC | DC | DPN | p-value | |
| Sex (female:male) | 2:8 | 3:7 | 1:7 | NA |
| Age (years) | 72.4(6.0) | 60.5(6.9) | 68.9(6.3) | 0.003 |
| Body mass (kg) | 71.5(10.0) | 81.3(13.3) | 84.1(10.9) | 0.062 |
| Body length (m) | 1.70(0.07) | 1.67(0.10) | 1.73(0.06) | 0.332 |
| Leg length (m) | 0.78(0.06) | 0.77(0.08) | 0.82(0.04) | 0.311 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.7(2.9) | 29.2(3.7) | 28.0(3.2) | 0.008 |
| Vibration Perception Threshold (V) | 21.8(8.4) | 17.9(6.7) | 38.1(8.4) | 0.002 |
| HbA1c (%)1 | 8.8(2.0) | 8.1(0.6) | 0.360 | |
| Duration of diabetes (years)1 | 10.2(5.4) | 19.0(13.6) | 0.314 | |
Values represent means(standard deviations)
1 DC: n = 5; DPN n = 6