A cross-sectional study to determinate the relationship between body composition & neuropathy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Table 2 Clinical and laboratory tests

Variables	Peripheral Neuropathy (Michigan)		p-value	Autonomic Neuropathy (Sudoscan)		p-value
Variables	Absence n = 112	Presence n = 48	p-value	Absence n = 103	Presence n = 57	p-value
Total Cholesterol (mg/dl)^a	171 (50)	157 (70)	0.3	172 (57)	164 (58)	0.3
LDL (mg/dl)^a	103 (51)	100 (56)	0.4	104 (57)	97 (47)	0.2
HDL (mg/dl)^b	44.5 (0.94)	43.4 (0.91)	0.5	44 (11)	45 (14)	0.7
Triglyceride (mg/dl)^a	140 (83)	133 (97)	> 0.9	148 (94)	127 (76)	0.2
Hb1AC (%)^a	6.60 (2.1)	6.70 (1.45)	0.5	6.60 (2)	6.70 (1.9)	0.8
Hands Sudoscan (µS)^a	72 (22)	70 (21)	0.2	76 (16)	56 (12)	< 0.001
Feet Sudoscan (µS)^a	78 (9)	74 (14)	0.001	80 (8)	67 (12)	< 0.001
Strength per dynamometer (Pound)^a	57 (28)	55 (25)	0.2	58 (29)	54 (27)	0.077

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