Table 1.
Demographic characteristics (mean/SD for normally distributed variables and median/interquartile range for nonparametric variables) of study subjects.
| HV | No–DPN | Painless–DPN | Painful–DPN | p Value ANOVA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | |
| Age (years) | 55.1 (10.6) | 58.3 (8.6) | 60.8 (10.0) | 60.2 (10.2) | 0.27 |
| Gender (male %) | 47.3 | 52.6 | 68.0 | 56.5 | 0.61 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 26.8 (4.2) | 31.5 (6.1) | 30.3 (5.2) | 33.7 (5.4) | 0.001 |
| Diabetes duration (years)* | – | 8.0 (6.5) | 14.5 (16.2) | 13.0 (19.5) | 0.24 |
| HbA1c (mmol/mol) | – | 63.3 (20.0) | 61.5 (8.0) | 66.9 (13.8) | 0.51 |
| Urine ACR (mg/mmol)* | – | 0.8 (0.9) | 1.7 (7.2) | 4.6 (22.3) | 0.13 |
| eGFR (mls/min/1.73m2) | – | 73 (13.9) | 68.1 (20.1) | 61.6 (19.6) | 0.30 |
DPN, diabetic peripheral neuropathy; DM, diabetes mellitus, HV, healthy volunteers; BMI, body mass index; ACR, albumin creatinine ratio; GFR, glomerular filtration rate.
*
non-parametric variables.