Table 1

Comparison of variables between patients with and without diabetes neuropathy

Variables
Patients with neuropathy
Patients without neuropathy
p-value

Age (year)
58.4 ± 10.5
55 ± 10.7
0.04
Sex
61.8% F, 38.2% M
81.8% F, 18.2% M
0.02
FBS (mg/ml)
143.6 ± 60.2
130.8 ± 63.5
0.13
BS2hpp (mg/ml)
252 ± 82
234 ± 86
0.09
HbA1C(%)
8.2 ± 2.5
7.9 ± 2.7
0.42
Total cholesterol (mg/dl)
214.9 ± 26.4
193.3 ± 29.3
0.001
Duration of disease (year)
14.2 ± 7.4
11.6 ± 9.4
0.03
MNDs Score
5.5 ± 1.4
1.1 ± 5.9
0.0001

Booya et al. BMC Neurology 2005 5:24   doi:10.1186/1471-2377-5-24