Table 2.
The electrochemical conductance and the EZSCAN diabetes index in diabetic and non-diabetic subjects
| Diabetic patients* (n = 75) |
Non-diabetic subjects (n = 120) |
Relative difference (95% confidence interval) |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrochemical conductance, μSi | ||||
| Feet | 50.9 ± 21.9 | 69.1 ± 16.8 | -26.3% (-18.4--34.3%) | < 0.0001 |
| Hands | 43.7 ± 20.4 | 61.2 ± 15.5 | -28.6% (-20.3--36.9%) | < 0.0001 |
| Forehead | 15.1 ± 17.8 | 17.4 ± 18.8 | -13.2% (-44.3-17.8%) | 0.39 |
| Overall | 36.6 ± 15.8 | 49.2 ± 11.8 | -25.8% (-17.7--33.7%) | < 0.0001 |
| EZSCAN diabetes index (0-100) | ||||
| Mean ± SD | 66.6 ± 25.8 | 34.6 ± 27.9 | 92.5% (70.0-115.6%) | < 0.0001 |
| Median (inter-quartile range) | 68 (48) | 29 (47) | - | < 0.0001 |
Values are mean ± standard deviation, unless otherwise indicated.
*Diabetes mellitus was defined as a plasma glucose of at least 7.0 mmol/L fasting or 11.1 mmol/L at 2-hour post-load, or as the use of antidiabetic agents.