Muscle force distribution of the lower limbs during walking in diabetic individuals with and without polyneuropathy

Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of each group [mean (standard deviation)]

	CG (n = 10)	DG (n = 10)	DNG (n = 10)	P-value
Age (years)	49.7 (4.7)	54.5 (7.4)	56.7 (7.3)	0.096^*
Sex (n° men)	5	8	6	0.579^†
Height (m)	1.69 (0.07)	1.68 (0.1)	1.63 (0.11)	0.295^*
Body mass (kg)	69.4 (7.8)	75.1 (10.5)	71.7 (11)	0.462^*
Body mass index (kg/m²)	23.9 (2.2)	26.0 (5.2)	27.0 (3.4)	0.163^*
Diabetes duration (years)	--	5.8 (3.4)	16.6 (6.2)^‡	<0.001 ^*
MNSI-questionnaire (median)	--	2	8^‡	0.001 ^*
Tactile perception^#	0	0	6^‡	0.003 ^†
Halux vibratory perception^&	0	0	8^‡	0.003 ^†

^*ANOVA one way. ^†Chi-square. ^‡represent the statistically different group. Bold (p < 0.05). ^#n° of individuals with tactile perception compromised in more than 3 foot areas. ^&n° of individuals without vibratory perception in, at least, one foot

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