Research Article

The Influence of Clinically Diagnosed Neuropathy on Respiratory Muscle Strength in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Table 4

Linear regression analysis between VPT, DNS, HbA1c and age on one hand, and PImax, PEmax and PEF on the other.

PImaxPEmaxPEF

Explanatory variables(i) VPT(i) VPT(i) VPT
(ii) HbA1c
(iii) Age
Adjusted R square0.0820.1090.258
values

PImax: Maximum Inspiratory Pressure; PEmax: Maximum Expiratory Pressure; PEF: Peak Expiratory Flow; VPT: Vibration Perception Threshold; HbA1c: glycated hemoglobin.