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Table 5 The significant sensory and motor conduction study parameters of the upper and lower limbs

From: Patterns of facial and blink reflex abnormalities in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with short disease duration: a clue to subclinical cranial neuropathy

Nerve

Parameters

Diabetic (n = 30)

Control (n = 30)

U

P

Sural nerve

CV (m/s)

44.62 ± 8.74

46.75 ± 2.68

11142.5*

0.007*

Superficial radial nerve

Amplitude (μV)

20.67 ± 8.36

21.92 ± 3.51

1131.0*

0.001*

Sensory median nerve

CV (m/s)

46.63 ± 8.50

54.62 ± 2.35

575.5*

< 0.001*

Sensory ulnar nerve

CV (m/s)

53.58 ± 4.28

58.49 ± 3.99

710.0*

< 0.001*

Common peroneal nerve

Amplitude (μV)

3.17 ± 1.73

5.05 ± 1.27

673.1*

< 0.001*

CV at the leg (m/s)

43.43 ± 4.48

50.62 ± 3.29

353.0*

< 0.001*

Posterior tibial nerve

CV at the leg (m/s)

41.77 ± 4.56

46.17 ± 2.38

616.0*

< 0.001*

Motor median nerve

DML (ms)

4.38 ± 1.15

3.66 ± 0.42

853.5*

< 0.001*

CV at the forearm (m/s)

52.71 ± 5.22

55.55 ± 2.59

986.0*

< 0.001*

F-wave minimum latency (ms)

27.91 ± 2.77

25.86 ± 2.61

1036.5*

< 0.001*

Motor ulnar nerve

DML (ms)

2.88 ± 0.37

2.69 ± 0.25

1128.5*

0.001*

CV at the forearm (m/s)

54.88 ± 4.73

59.21 ± 3.86

861.5*

< 0.001*

  1. Data are presented as mean ± SD (minimum-maximum). DML, distal motor latency; U, Mann-Whitney test; CV, conduction velocity. P, P-value for comparing between the studied group. *Statistically significant at p ≤ 0.05