Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the patients. Reprinted with permission from ref. [5]. Copyright Year 2022, Isabel C.N. Sacco, (Physical Therapy, Speech, and Occupational Therapy Department, School of Medicine).
| Control Group (n = 6) |
Diabetic Group (n = 6) |
Ulcer Diabetic Group (n = 9) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age(years) | 52.2 ± 6.9 | 56.0 ± 8.5 | 55.6 ± 6.0 | 0.7 a |
| Gender(male/female) | 3/3 | 2/4 | 1/8 | - |
| Weight (Kg) | 61.7 ± 5.3 | 66.7 ± 12.2 | 83.4 ± 10.5 | <0.001 a |
| Height (m) | 1.7 ± 0.09 | 1.6 ± 0.07 | 1.7 ± 0.07 | 0.008 a |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 22.1 ± 1.7 c | 25.1 ± 4.0 | 27.8 ± 3.4 | 0.029 a |
| Time of DM (years) | - | 15.2 ± 6.8 | 14.3 ± 5.8 | 0.80 a |
| Glycemia(mg/dL) | - | 142 ± 61.8 | 188.6 ± 61.2 | 0.17 a |
| MNSI Questionnaire d | - | 7 | 7.5 | 0.72 b |
| MNSI Clinical Examination d | - | 2.5 | 4 | 0.12 b |
a One-Way ANOVA; b Mann–Whitney test; c The significantly different group; d Median.