TABLE 1.
Demographic, MRN, and serologic data in patients with and without diabetic neuropathy.
| Parameter | DPN (n = 30) | No DPN (n = 25) | P-Value |
| Women | 9 | 14 | n.a. |
| Men | 21 | 11 | n.a. |
| Type 1 diabetes | 8 | 11 | n.a. |
| Type 2 diabetes | 22 | 14 | n.a. |
| Mean Age (years) | 68.38 ± 7.53 (n = 31) | 59.24 ± 10.08 (n = 24) | 0.02M |
| Disease duration (years) | 24.38 ± 13.56 (n = 31) | 26.75 ± 13.98 (n = 24) | 0.53T |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 28.59 ± 4.81 (n = 31) | 28.09 ± 4.66 (n = 24) | 0.70T |
| DRG volume (mm3) | 158.3 ± 44.99 | 150.2 ± 35.56 | 0.47M |
| DRG normalized signal intensity | 0.524 ± 0.066 | 0.519 ± 0.114 | 0.55M |
| HbA1c (mmol/mol) (%) | 59 ± 15 | 59 ± 10 | 0.54M |
| 7.55 ± 1.38 (n = 31) | 7.58 ± 0.98 (n = 24) | ||
| Creatinine (mg/dl) | 0.93 ± 0.24 (n = 31) | 0.89 ± 0.36 (n = 23) | 0.26T |
| Glomerular filtration rate (ml/min) | 80.69 ± 21.65 (n = 29) | 80 ± 23.88 (n = 24) | 0.91T |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 177.60 ± 42.62 (n = 29) | 176.8 ± 32.86 (n = 22) | 0.94T |
| LDL cholesterol (mg/dl) | 89.51 ± 27.73 (n = 28) | 96.14 ± 30.75 (n = 21) | 0.46T |
| HDL cholesterol (mg/dl) | 54.65 ± 20.82 (n = 27) | 57.71 ± 16.55 (n = 23) | 0.59T |
| Triglycerides (mg/dl) | 236.50 ± 248.00 (n = 27) | 114.4 ± 62.80; (n = 22) | 0.02M |
| Triglycerides/HDL ratio | 4.95 ± 5.60 | 2.41 ± 2.16 | 0.27M |
All values are shown as mean ± standard deviation. M = p-value obtained from a Mann-Whitney test. T = p-value obtained from T-test. n.a., not applicable; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin; LDL, low density lipoprotein; HDL, high density lipoprotein.