Table 8.

Effects on Tendon reflex

Duration in weeks	Epalrestat (N = 115)			Methylcobalamin (N = 115)
	Absent n (%)	Present with reinforcement n (%)	Normal n (%)	Absent n (%)	Present with reinforcement n (%)	Normal n (%)
Baseline	39 (33.9)	76 (66.1)	0 (0)	43 (37.4)	72 (62.6)	0 (0)
4	29 (25.2)	55 (47.8)	@*31 (27.0)	38 (33.1)	61 (53.0)	*16 (13.9)
8	19 (16.5)	45 (39.1)	@*51 (44.4)	30 (26.1)	55 (47.8)	*30 (26.1)
12	13 (11.3)	40 (34.8)	@*62 (53.9)	22 (19.1)	54 (47.0)	*39 (33.9)

By Chi-Square Test,

^*P < 0.05 Significant,

^@Between Groups