Table 4.
Measurements of IENF and axonal swelling densities in PT skin biopsies.
| NS | DM | DN-P | DN-NOP | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median | 25-75% | Median | 25-75% | Median | 25-75% | Median | 25-75% | |
| PGP9.5+ IENFD (fiber/mm) | 13.90 | 11.56-19.84 | 16.69 | 11.97-28.53 | 12.17$ | 7.20-16.3 | 11.01$ | 7.52-13.99 |
| GAP43+ IENFD (fiber/mm) | 11.22 | 7.90-15.21 | 11.73 | 5.43-14.60 | 9.99 | 5.32-14.05 | 0.41****$$$$#### | 0.32-0.58 |
| GAP43/PGP | 0.74 | 0.66-0.84 | 0.67 | 0.41-0.83 | 0.82$ | 0.75-0.88 | 0.03***$$$$#### | 0.03-0.06 |
| Axonal swelling/PGP | 1.20 | 0.46-2.65 | 4.29** | 1.15-7.63 | 5.62*** | 2.55-8.07 | 2.16### | 1.22-3.16 |
p < 0.01
p < 0.001
p < 0.0001; compared to NS.
p < 0.05
p < 0.0001 compare to DM.
p < 0.001
p < 0.0001 compare to DN-P.