Table 1.
Participant characteristics.
| DMPN (N=60) |
OC (N=22) |
YC (N=25) |
DMPN-OC p-value |
OC-YC p-value |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex (female %) | 57 | 64 | 56 | 0.62 | 0.77 |
| Age (years) | 67 (6) | 62 (8) | 26 (3) | <0.01* | <0.001* |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 35 (7) | 32 (6) | 34 (8) | 0.09 | 0.28 |
| Diabetes duration (years) | 14 (10) | - | - | - | - |
| Hemoglobin A1c (%) | 7.1 (1.3) | - | - | - | - |
Abbreviation: DMPN, diabetes mellitus and peripheral neuropathy; OC, older controls; YC, younger controls. Values are mean (standard deviation)
*
Significant comparison (p<.05).