Research Article

The Influence of Peripheral Neuropathy, Gender, and Obesity on the Postural Stability of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Table 1

Mean and standard deviation of the mean of the age of 151 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, with the number of males/females and the frequency of peripheral neuropathy, according to the BMI group.

VariablesBMI < 30BMI 30 to < 35BMI ≥ 35

Age (mean ± S.D.)59 ± 9.255.4 ± 9.451.6 ± 8.1
Males/females26/6612/306/11
Peripheral neuropathy (%)14.1%33.3%29.4%