[Table/Fig-2]:
Comparison of Sensory Nerve Conduction Velocity (SNCV) of various nerves between control, diabetic non-smokers and subgroups of diabetic smokers.
| Parameter | Control (n=30) M ± SD (m/s) |
Diabetic Non Smoker (n=30) M ± SD (m/s) |
Diabetic Light Smoker (n=30) M ± SD (m/s) |
Diabetic Moderate Smoker (n=31) M ± SD (m/s) |
Diabetic Heavy Smoker (n=29) M ± SD (m/s) |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median SNCV | Right | 57.44± 6.68 |
56.04± 6.5* |
55.84± 6.57*# |
55.71± 6.50*#f |
49.83 ± 8.47**##f% |
<0.05 |
| Left | 57.32± 6.42 |
55.94± 6.49* |
55.84± 6,57*# |
55.72± 6.50*#f |
48.87 ± 7.22**##f% |
<0.05 | |
| Ulnar SNCV |
Right | 56.41± 7.04 |
55.10± 7.00* |
54.85± 6.94*# |
54.76± 6.84*#f |
46.81 ± 9.75**##f% |
<0.05 |
| Left | 56.21± 7.13 |
55.02± 6.98* |
54.85± 6.94*# |
54.76± 6.84*#f |
47.05 ± 9.57**##f% |
<0.05 | |
| Sural SNCV |
Right | 50.31± 6.65 |
44.42± 6.93** |
44.30± 5.34**# |
44.12± 5.33**#f |
40.29 ± 5.68**##ff%% |
<0.05 |
| Left | 51.00± 6.52 |
46.08± 5.31** |
44.44± 5.42**# |
44.09± 5.70**#f |
40.34 ± 5.33**##ff%% |
<0.05 | |
Data was presented as mean ± standard deviation. Analysis was done using one-way ANOVA followed by post-hoc Bonferroni test. The * depicts comparison with control, # depicts comparison with diabetic non-smoker, f depicts comparison with diabetic light smoker, % depicts comparison with diabetic moderate smoker. ** p<0.05, ## p<0.05, ff p<0.05, %% P<0.05.