Table 1.
Characteristics of study population according to diagnosed diabetes and peripheral neuropathy status, Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) visit 6 (2016–2017).
| No diabetes |
Diagnosed diabetes |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| No PN | PN | No PN | PN | |
| n | 1474 | 692 | 558 | 332 |
| Age, y, mean (SD) | 78.7 (4.3) | 80.7 (5.0)a | 78.6 (4.3) | 79.8 (4.6)a |
| Female, % | 67.1 | 40.2a | 64.3 | 42.5a |
| Black, % | 17.4 | 16.2 | 24.9 | 28.0 |
| Education, %a | ||||
| Less than high school | 8.1 | 11.4 | 11.8 | 18.7 |
| High school or vocational school | 41.0 | 36.4 | 45.2 | 42.2 |
| College and above | 50.8 | 52.2 | 43.0 | 39.2 |
| Body mass index, kg/m2, %a | ||||
| <25 | 33.7 | 32.2 | 19.4 | 11.4 |
| 25 to <30 | 40.9 | 37.3 | 38.5 | 39.8 |
| ≥30 | 25.4 | 30.5 | 42.1 | 48.8 |
| Current smoker, % | 6.4 | 7.1 | 5.6 | 7.2 |
| Former smoker, % | 48.4 | 50.6 | 47.8 | 50.3 |
| Drinking status, % | ||||
| Never | 18.8 | 19.5 | 23.1 | 19.3 |
| Former | 24.5 | 26.6 | 32.4 | 38.6 |
| Current | 56.7 | 53.9 | 44.4 | 42.2 |
| Hypertension, % | 78.6 | 83.1a | 91.0 | 94.3 |
| Hypercholesterolemia, % | 55.8 | 53.8 | 70.4 | 72.9 |
| Cardiovascular disease, % | 15.6 | 21.4a | 19.7 | 29.2a |
| Peripheral artery disease, % | 3.3 | 3.0 | 5.7 | 3.0 |
a
P < 0.05, with vs without peripheral neuropathy.