Research Article
Rectal Sensitivity in Diabetes Patients with Symptoms of Gastroparesis
Table 1
Clinical characteristics.
| | Variables | Patients () | Controls () |
| | Age (years) | 44.5 (±9.6) | 44.8 (±9.3) | | Gender (male/female) | 5/15 | 5/11 | | Body mass index (kg/m2) | 26.5 (±5.1) | 24.4 (±3.4) | | Diabetes duration (years) | 26.5 (±9.9) | — | | Diabetes type (1/2) | 17/3 | — | | HbA1c (%) | 9.7 (±2.1) | 5.6 (±0.2) | | Smoking status (never/past/present) | 10/4/5 | 10/6/0 | | Retinopathy (%) | 65 | — | | Known neuropathy (%) | 55 | — | | Known cardiovascular disease (%) | 20 | 0 | | Creatinine level (IQ-range) (μmol/L)
| 69.0 (58.0–104.0) | 72.0 (66.5–78.0) | | Beta-blocker (%) | 20 | 0 | | ACEI/angiotensin receptor blocker (%) | 45 | 6 | | Statin use (%) | 65 | 6 |
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Data are means (±SD) unless otherwise indicated.
ACEI = angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor.
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