Research Article

Preserved Expression of Skin Neurotrophic Factors in Advanced Diabetic Neuropathy Does Not Lead to Neural Regeneration despite Pancreas and Kidney Transplantation

Table 1

Background demographic data and clinical variables.

Group HC: healthy control subjectsGroup DM: type 1 diabetic subjectsGroup Tx1: SPK recipients reexamined at 14–30 monthsTx2: SPK recipients at 8 years following transplantation

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Age (years)43 (28–56)37 (32–55)39 (30–57)44 (33–59)
BMI (kg/m2)26.5 (22–37)26 (22–36)22.8 (19–28)24 (20–29)
Diabetes duration (years)18 (4–36)22 (16–39)23 (19–50)
Insulin dose (IU/day)48.5 (40–71)
Pretransplant insulin dose32 (20–61)35 (16–54)
HbA1cmmol/mol
%
36 (25–37)
5.4 (4.4-5.5)
57.5 (47–79)
7.4 (6.4–9.4)
40 (34–52)/40 (35–54)
5.8 (5.3–6.9)/5.8 (5.3–7.1)
37 (32–43)
5.5 (5.1–6.1)
Pretransplant HbA1cmmol/mol
%
74 (45–99)
8.9 (6.3–11.2)
63 (44–84)
7.9 (6.2–9.8)
Serum creatinine (μmol/l)81.3 (59–112)86.1 (56–101)103 (62–186)/103.7 (81–154)100 (75–121)

Data are given as medians and range (in parentheses). If not stated otherwise, the values were determined at the time of investigation.