Table 3.
Patients with positive results of the neurological examinations.
| Type 1 diabetes | P-value | Type 2 diabetes | P-value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPN (n = 16) | Suspected DPN (n = 29) | Non-DPN (n = 28) | DPN (n = 698) | Suspected DPN (n = 508) | Non-DPN (n = 769) | |||
| Ankle reflex | 10 (62.5) | 15 (51.7) | 1 (3.6) | < 0.001 | 385 (55.2) | 150 (29.5) | 16 (2.1) | – |
| Acupuncture pain | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 84 (12.0) | 16 (3.1) | 4 (0.5) | < 0.001 |
| Temperature sensation | 7 (43.8) | 2 (6.9) | 0 (0.0) | < 0.001 | 354 (50.7) | 84 (16.5) | 15 (2.0) | < 0.001 |
| Vibration sensation | 6 (37.5) | 1 (3.4) | 1 (3.6) | 0.001 | 312 (44.7) | 53 (10.4) | 15 (2.0) | < 0.001 |
| Pressure sensation | 4 (25.0) | 2 (6.9) | 1 (3.6) | 0.055 | 190 (27.2) | 31 (6.1) | 5 (0.7) | < 0.001 |