Early-Stage Diabetic Neuropathy Reduces Foot Strength and Intrinsic but Not Extrinsic Foot Muscle Size

Table 2

Comparison of muscle sizes between DPN and CON (). All muscles were CSAs with the exception of the FHB. Significantly different between groups ().

Muscle	DPN	CON	Cohen’s	value
Extrinsic muscles
TA (cm^2)			0.11	0.709
TP (cm^2)			0.11	0.715
FL (cm^2)			0.48	0.142
FB (cm^2)			0.14	0.410
EDL (cm^2)			1.22	<0.001
FDL (cm^2)			0.24	0.613
Sum extrinsics			0.53	0.037
Intrinsic muscles
QP (cm^2)			1.03	0.030
AH (cm^2)			0.89	0.023
FDB (cm^2)			1.79	<0.001
FHB (cm)			1.07	0.002
Sum intrinsics			1.67	<0.001