Table 1 Sociodemographic variables and data related to diabetes mellitus for the experimental groups
From: Effect of diabetic neuropathy severity classified by a fuzzy model in muscle dynamics during gait
|  | Control (n = 30) | Diabetes no-neuropathy (n = 43) | Mild neuropathy (n = 30) | Moderate neuropathy (n = 16) | Severe neuropathy (n = 28) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 54.1 ± 7.5 | 56.7 ± 6.8 | 56.1 ± 6.3 | 58.4 ± 4.8 | 55.5 ± 6.8 | 0.3461 |
Sex (% female) | 53.3 | 41.9 | 60.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 0.027 3 |
BMI (kg/m 2 ) | 25.7 ± 3.9* | 28.4 ± 3.9 | 28.5 ± 4.3 | 29.5 ± 4.6 | 28.6 ± 3.7 | 0.009 1 |
DM duration (years) | - | 8.1 ± 7.2* | 12.1 ± 8.2 | 13.7 ± 5.9 | 14.4 ± 6.9 | 0.003 2 |
Glycemia (mg/dL) | - | 143.1 ± 56.6 | 156.5 ± 62.6 | 185.3 ± 98.1 | 197.9 ± 76.3a | 0,004 2 |
Fuzzy neuropathy degree (score) | - | 0.9 ± 0.5* | 2.9 ± 0.9* | 5.9 ± 1.1* | 8.9 ± 1.1* | <0.001 2 |