The Relationship between Muscle Ultrasound Parameters and Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 4
Correlation between VPT, muscle parameters, and clinical data.
value
Rectus femoris
Echo intensity
0.219
0.003
Cross-sectional area
-0.224
0.002
Muscle thickness
-0.236
0.001
Corrected echo intensity
-0.051
0.496
Tibialis anterior
Echo intensity
0.176
0.018
Cross-sectional area
-0.224
0.002
Muscle thickness
-0.236
0.001
Corrected echo intensity
0.105
0.162
Medial head of gastrocnemius
Echo intensity
0.255
<0.001
Cross-sectional area
-0.179
0.017
Muscle thickness
-0.243
0.001
Corrected echo intensity
0.210
0.005
Other variates
Age
0.281
<0.001
Weight
-0.042
0.573
Height
0.119
0.111
BMI
-0.105
0.161
HbA1c
0.085
0.255
TC
-0.124
0.096
TG
-0.218
0.003
HDL
-0.012
0.874
LDL
-0.053
0.485
,, and . Abbreviations: BMI: body mass index; TG: triglycerides; TC: total cholesterol; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; HbA1c: glycated hemoglobin.