Quick and Simple Evaluation of Sudomotor Function for Screening of Diabetic Neuropathy

Table 2

Comparison of clinical, biochemical characteristics and ESC measurement in patients without (MNSI B score ≤2) and with (MNSI B score >2) clinical neuropathy.

	MNSI B score ≤2	MNSI B score >2	𝑃 value
	(𝑁=121)	(𝑁=144)
Gender	Males (74), females (47)	Males (75), females (69)
Age (yr)	49.82 (8.93)	55.81 (8.27)	<0.001
Duration of DM (yr)	6.85 (5.97)	11.40 (7.30)	<0.001
BMI (kg/m^2)	25.93 (3.50)	26.88 (3.82)	0.03
Waist-hip Ratio	0.95 (0.07)	0.95 (0.08)	0.74
Hemoglobin (gm%)	12.82 (1.72)	12.20 (1.57)	<0.01
Random glucose (mg%)	177.07 (74.60)	177.92 (77.43)	0.92
HbA1c (%)	8.34 (1.75)	8.70 (1.87)	0.11
Uric acid (mg%)	4.71 (1.24)	4.64 (1.16)	0.62
Creatinine (mg%)	0.74 (0.17)	0.74 (0.20)	0.98
eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m^2)	113.22 (28.08)	109.38 (29.15)	0.27
VPT (volts)	10.40 (4.52)	17.11 (7.93)	<0.001
Hand ESC (μS)	58.77 (19.84)	48.40 (20.90)	<0.001
Feet ESC (μS)	58.32 (19.86)	48.49 (21.12)	<0.001

Values are mean (sd). 𝑃-value calculated using t test. ESC and VPT readings are mean of left and right sides.