Table 1-.
Comparison of comorbidities and anthropomorphic variables between patients with LRPN and controls
| Variables | LRPN n=59 |
Controls n=177 |
p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes, N | % | Yes, N | % | ||
| Hypertension | 38 | 64 | 79 | 45 | 0.009 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 39 | 66 | 35 | 20 | <0.001 |
| Obesity | 30 | 51 | 59 | 33 | 0.021 |
| Dyslipidemia | 39 | 66 | 72 | 41 | <0.001 |
| CKD | 9 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 0.288 |
| Stroke | 8 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0.009 |
| Heart failure | 5 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 0.890 |
| CAD | 18 | 31 | 34 | 19 | 0.07 |
| PAD | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0.506 |
| Dementia | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0.017 |
| Comorbid autoimmune disorder | 9 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 0.031 |
| Cancer | 15 | 25 | 35 | 20 | 0.356 |
| Median | range | Median | range | ||
| BMI, kg/m2 | 31.4 | 18.4-57.5 | 28 | 16.1-47.7 | <0.001 |
| Weight, kgs | 90.3 | 53-172 | 79.6 | 37.8-181 | <0.001 |
| Height, cms | 171 | 135-188 | 168 | 98.9-196 | 0.36 |
LRPN- lumbosacral radiculoplexus neuropathy; CKD- chronic kidney disease; CAD- coronary artery disease; PAD- peripheral artery disease; BMI- body mass index; kgs- kilograms; cms- centimeters