Table 1.
Baseline (1996) Characteristics of Women With and Without Peripheral Neuropathy in 2008, Peripheral Neuropathy Substudy, Michigan Study of Women's Health Across the Nation
| Peripheral Neuropathy (n = 110) |
No Peripheral Neuropathy (n = 286) |
P Valuea | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | Mean (SD) | % | Mean (SD) | ||
| Age, years | 46.3 (2.6) | 46.1 (2.8) | 0.39 | ||
| Race | |||||
| African American | 59.1 | 59.8 | 0.9 | ||
| Caucasian | 40.9 | 40.2 | |||
| Body mass indexb | 34.9 (8.5) | 31.4 (7.7) | 0.0002 | ||
| Blood pressure | |||||
| Systolic, mm Hg | 120 (19.2) | 119 (19.3) | 0.51 | ||
| Diastolic, mm Hg | 71 (12.1) | 71 (10.4) | 0.7 | ||
| Hypertension | 30.9 | 24.8 | 0.22 | ||
| Glucose, mg/dL | 110 (46.5) | 101 (34.4) | 0.06 | ||
| Diabetes | 13.6 | 6.3 | 0.02 | ||
Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.
a P values from χ2 tests for categorical variables and Student's t tests for continuous variables.
b Weight (kg)/height (m)2.