Painful Diabetic Neuropathy in Japanese Diabetic Patients Is Common but Underrecognized
Table 1
Clinical characteristics, SF-36 and HADS scores of the patients with and without painful diabetic neuropathy.
Parameters
Patients
P
Without PDN
With PDN
Number
232
66
Gender (male/female)
143/89
33/33
0.12
Age (years)
60.7 ± 10.6
62.5 ± 9.8
0.24
Duration of diabetes (years)
13.2 ± 7
14.2 ± 6.6
0.35
BMI (kg/m2)
24.2 ± 4.5
25.4 ± 4.1
0.06
HbA1c (%)
7.4 ± 1.1
7.6 ± 1.2
0.14
Hypertension (%)
56.5
53.3
1.0
Dyslipidemia (%)
70.3
72.7
0.76
Current smoking (%)
17.6
15.6
0.84
SF-36
Physical function
47.7 ± 16.7
39.7 ± 16
<0.0001
Role physical
48.4 ± 16.6
43.6 ± 12.3
<0.005
Bodily pain
53.6 ± 15.9
46.9 ± 10.2
<0.0001
General health
47.2 ± 13.7
42.9 ± 9.7
<0.005
Social function
51 ± 14.4
47.4 ± 11.6
<0.05
Vitality
52.4 ± 15.3
48.8 ± 10.8
<0.05
Role emotional
49.8 ± 16
45.4 ± 11.1
<0.005
Mental health
52.3 ± 15.1
49.7 ± 10.2
0.06
HADS
HADS-A
3.9 ± 3.1
4.7 ± 3.9
0.066
HADS-D
3.8 ± 2.9
5.2 ± 3.7
<0.005
Data are means ± SD. BMI: body mass index; SF-36: the Short-Form 36-Item Health Survey Questionnaire; HADS-A: the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Anxiety; HADS-D: the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Depression; PDN: painful diabetic neuropathy.
