Research Article
Arterial Stiffness Is Associated with Peripheral Sensory Neuropathy in Diabetes Patients in Ghana
Table 2
Comparison of clinical features of study participants by PSN status.
| | No PSN () | PSN () | |
| | Age (yrs) | 54.3 ± 10.2 | 52.6 ± 10.4 | 0.529 | | Females, n (%) | 154 (52.7) | 21 (36.2) | 0.063 | | Diabetes, n (%) | 193 (66.1) | 47 (81) | 0.011 | | Hypertension, n (%) | 117 (50) | 35 (60.3) | 0.032 | | Duration of diabetes | 7.7 ± 6.6 | 14.8 ± 6.8 | 0.001 | | Previous smoking, n (%) | 38 (13) | 13 (22.4) | 0.15 | | Weight (kg) | 79 ± 14.9 | 84 ± 15 | 0.215 | | Height (cm) | 165 ± 8 | 175 ± 7 | <0.001 | | BMI (kg/m2) | 29.2 ± 5.7 | 27.6 ± 5.2 | 0.257 | | Body fat (%) | 35.1 ± 12.6 | 28 ± 11.5 | 0.037 | | Visceral fat (%) | 11.2 ± 4.1 | 12.4 ± 6 | 0.324 | | Waist circumference (cm) | 98 ± 13 | 98 ± 12 | 0.892 | | Waist-hip ratio | 0.91 ± 0.1 | 0.92 ± 0.05 | 0.825 | | Systolic BP (mmHg) | 138 ± 30 | 154 ± 18 | 0.006 | | Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 82 ± 13 | 87 ± 15 | 0.176 | | Pulse BP (mmHg) | 58 ± 14 | 66 ± 8 | 0.002 | | Heart rate (bpm) | 70 ± 17 | 80 ± 7 | <0.001 | | FPG (mmol/l) | 6.9 ± 3.3 | 6.5 ± 1.9 | 0.387 | | Triglycerides (mmol/l) | 1.1 ± 0.5 | 1 ± 0.4 | 0.205 | | Total cholesterol (mmol/l) | 4.7 ± 1.4 | 4.5 ± 1.8 | 0.506 | | HDL cholesterol (mmol/l) | 0.7 ± 0.2 | 0.7 ± 0.3 | 0.913 | | LDL cholesterol (mmol/l) | 3.3 ± 1.4 | 3.2 ± 1.5 | 0.825 |
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