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Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

Table 1 Characteristics of the study groups

From: Diagnostic value of shear wave ultrasound elastography of tibial nerve in patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy

Variable

Control group (n = 50)

DM group (n = 50)

DPN group (n = 50)

P value

Sex, (male/female)

27/23

26/24

21/29

0.521

Age, years

54.23 ± 7.59

56.41 ± 6.43

59.62 ± 8.21

0.093

BMI

28.81 ± 7.13

31.86 ± 6.59

32.73 ± 4.97

0.635

Duration of DM, years

–

10.47 ± 2.81

14.73 ± 1.98

0.035

HbA1c,%

–

7.69 ± 3.53

10.96 ± 3.71

0.027

DNS score

–

–

2.42 ± 1.13

0.000

rNDS score

–

2.16 ± 1.42

8.11 ± 1.24

< 0.001

TNCV

–

47.57 ± 4.18

33.19 ± 3.68

< 0.001

  1. BMI Body mass index, DM Diabetes mellitus, DNS score Diabetic neuropathy symptom score, DPN Diabetic peripheral neuropathy, rNDS score revised neuropathy disability score, TN CV Tibial nerve motor conduction velocity
  2. *P value < 0.05 considered significant
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