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. 2022 Nov 28;11(12):2350. doi: 10.3390/antiox11122350

Table 3.

Clinical score and the results of the nerve conduction study and electrochemical skin conductance between patients with diabetic and non-diabetic chronic kidney diseases.

Diabetic CKD (n = 27) Non-Diabetic CKD (n = 27) p-Value
Toronto Clinical Neuropathy Score 5.7 ± 4.1 3.4 ± 3.0 0.02 *
Composite amplitude score 5.3 ± 3.2 3.2 ± 2.8 0.008 *
Median nerve, motor
DML 4.4 ± 0.6 4.1 ± 0.7 0.12
CMAP 8.5 ± 2.1 9.6 ± 2.9 0.12
MNCV 51.1 ± 4.3 52.9 ± 4.2 0.12
Ulnar nerve, motor
DML 3.1 ± 0.4 3.0 ± 0.4 0.17
CMAP 7.9 ± 2.3 9.8 ± 2.6 0.004 *
MNCV 51.3 ± 5.5 54.6 ± 4.9 0.02 *
Peroneal nerve,
DML 4.1 ± 0.6 3.8 ± 0.6 0.03 *
CMAP 2.4 ± 1.8 4.2 ± 2.7 0.004 *
MNCV 41.4 ± 4.3 46.0 ± 5.1 0.001 *
Tibial nerve
DML 4.2 ± 0.6 4.0 ± 0.5 0.06
CMAP 7.4 ± 5.3 8.7 ± 4.3 0.29
MNCV 41.3 ± 5.3 44.5 ± 3.3 0.01 *
Median nerve, sensory
Latency 3.3 ± 0.4 3.1 ± 0.5 0.04 *
SNAP 23.2 ± 13.2 30.4 ± 15.6 0.06
SNCV 42.6 ± 5.8 46.2 ± 7.8 0.04 *
Ulnar nerve, sensory
Latency 2.6 ± 0.4 2.4 ± 0.3 0.04 *
SNAP 17.8 ± 12.2 27.7 ± 13.5 0.004 *
SNCV 46.8 ± 6.4 49.8 ± 5.3 0.07
Sural nerve
Latency 3.1 ± 0.4 2.9 ± 0.3 0.07
SNAP 4.0 ± 2.7 9.9 ± 7.0 0.001 *
SNCV 44.8 ± 4.8 48.3 ± 5.3 0.04 *
Sudoscan
Hand ESC, µS 40.6 ± 19.7 45.7 ± 18.5 0.30
Feet ESC, µS 44.4 ± 18.2 48.4 ± 23.6 0.54

Data are presented as means ± standard deviations or n (%). * Indicates that p-value < 0.05. Abbreviations: n, number of cases; DML = distal motor latency; CMAP = compound muscles action potential; MNCV = motor nerve conduction velocity; SNAP = sensory nerve action potential; SNCV = sensory nerve conduction velocity; ESC, electro-chemical skin conductance.