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Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation

Table 6 Correlation between age, disease duration, the HbA1C level, and subclinical DSPN with cranial neuropathy in the diabetic group

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

Parameter

Cranial neuropathy

Test

P

Age (years)

r = 0.389*

0.002*

Disease duration

rs = −0.082

0.532

HbA1C

r = −0.123

0.349

Subclinical DSPN

rs = 0.036

0.79

  1. r, Pearson coefficient; rs, Spearman coefficient; P, P-value for comparing between the studied categories. *Statistically significant at p ≤ 0.05. HbA1C, glycated hemoglobin; DSPN, distal symmetrical sensorimotor polyneuropathy
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