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. 2022 Mar 1;15:17. doi: 10.1186/s13047-022-00522-x

Table 2.

Participant characteristics

Reference Number (n) Sex (M/F) Age (years) Diabetes type (type 1 / type 2) Diabetes duration (years)
Araszkiewicz et al. 2015 [18]

CN: 70

DM: 70

56/14

56/14

CN: median 59 (51–62) DM: median 60 (54–62) CN: 17/53 DM: 18/52

CN: 16 ± 8

DM: 15 ± 7

Baker et al. 2007 [23]

CN: 13 (4 bilateral; 9 unilateral)

CN unaffected foot: 9

DPN: 10 Healthy: 10

NR

CN: 65.5 ± 8.7

DPN: 67.2 ± 7.1 Healthy: 61.4 ± 9.7

CN: 0/13

DPN: 0/10

CN: 20 ± 11.3 CN unaffected foot: 21 ± 10.2

DPN: 19 ± 8.1

Hamdy et al. 2001 [19]

CN: 23

DM: 13

DPN: 33

DPN + PVD: 32

Healthy: 27

CN: 13/10 DM: 8/5

DPN: 24/9

DPN + PVD: 23/9 Healthy: 13/14 Total: 82/46

CN: 57 ± 9 DM: 39 ± 10

DPN: 56 ± 9

DPN + PVD: 60 ± 8 Healthy: 52 ± 13

CN 5/18 DM 9/4 DPN 12/21 DPN + PVD 23/9

Total 41/60

CN: 17 ± 11 DM: 17 ± 7

DPN: 21 ± 12 DPN + PVD: 25 ± 13

Parkhouse et al. 1988 [20]

CN: 8

DM: 14

DPN + ulcer: 11

DM + skin lesions: 9

Healthy: 80

NR

CN: 49.5 ± 13.5

DM: 46.9 ± 12.2 DPN + ulcer: 52.5 ± 8.1 DM + skin lesions: 49.1 ± 12.2

Healthy: 47.2 ± 11.4

Type 1: 14 / Type 2 unclear Type 1: range (12–57) Other: unclear
Shapiro et al. 1998 [24]

CN: 13

DPN: 12

Healthy: 11

NR NR NR NR
Stevens et al. 1992 [21]

CN (acute): 12

DM: 12

DPN + ulcer: 12

Healthy: 10

CN (acute): 5/7 DM: 6/6 DPN + ulcer: 7/5

Healthy: 5/5 Total: 23/23

CN (acute): median 49.2 (28–69) DM: median 48.3 (32–69)

DPN + ulcer: median 51.5 (36–69)

Healthy: median 50.1 (31–65)

CN (acute): 10/2 DM: 9/3

DPN + ulcer: 10/2

Total: 29/7

CN (acute): 22.5 ± 12.8 DM: 23.0 ± 14 DPN + ulcer: 24.8 ± 15
Veves et al. 1998 [22]

CN: 23

DM: 13

DPN: 33

DPN + PVD: 32

Healthy: 27

CN: 13/10 DM: 8/5

DPN: 24/9

DPN + PVD: 23/9 Healthy: 13/14 Total: 82/46

CN: 57 ± 9 DM: 39 ± 10

DPN: 56 ± 9

DPN + PVD: 60 ± 8 Healthy: 52 ± 13

CN: 5/18 DM: 9/4 DPN: 12/21 DPN + PVD: 23/9

Total: 41/60

CN: 17 ± 11 DM: 17 ± 7

DPN: 21 ± 12 DPN + PVD: 25 ± 13

CN Charcot neuroarthropathy, DM uncomplicated diabetes mellitus, DPN diabetes-related peripheral neuropathy, NR not reported, PVD peripheral vascular disease. Age and duration are reported as means ± SD or median (range)