Effect of Ranirestat on Sensory and Motor Nerve Function in Japanese Patients with Diabetic Polyneuropathy: A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Study

Table 1

Summary of baseline characteristics.

	Ranirestat; ()	Placebo; ()	values
Male sex	23 (57.5)	24 (72.7)	0.176
Age (years)	58.9 ± 8.7	58.2 ± 7.5	0.708
BMI (kg/m^2)	24.63 ± 2.97	25.34 ± 4.12	0.396
Type of diabetes
Type I	3 (7.5)	4 (12.1)	0.505
Type II	37 (92.5)	29 (87.9)
Diabetes duration (years)	15.7 ± 7.3	15.2 ± 7.4	0.751
Neuropathy duration (years)	5.1 ± 3.8	4.9 ± 3.1	0.846
HbA1c (%)	7.67 ± 0.70	8.05 ± 0.93	0.046

Data are (%) for sex and type of diabetes and means ± SD for other parameters. values for sex and type of diabetes were obtained from χ² tests. values for other parameters were obtained from Student -tests.