Table 1.

Demographic and clinical characteristics of study cohort

Characteristic	Value
No. of patients	28
Mean age, y	64 ± 10
Mean duration of diabetes, y	8 ± 6
HbA1C level, %
<7%	28
7%-8.9%	57
≥9%	14
Stage of DPN, %
Normal	29
Mild conduction abnormality	25
Moderate conduction abnormality	32
Severe or undetectable	14
Patient-reported symptoms of DPN, n (%)
Yes	15 (54)
No	13 (46)
Conduction abnormality found in patients without symptoms, n (%)	8 (61)

DPN, diabetic peripheral neuropathy.