Table 4

Correlation between B12 and various parameters

ParametersCorrelationP value
Age0.172<0.0001
BMI−0.0890.013
Duration of DM0.0170.706
Duration of metformin−0.236<0.0001
Daily dose of metformin−0.21<0.0001
VPT0.262<0.0001
DNS score0.128<0.0001
DN4 score0.318<0.0001
HbA1c−0.090.378
Homocysteine−0.1470.038
  • P<0.05 considered to be statistically significant.

  • BMI, body mass index; DM, diabetes mellitus; DN4, Douleur Neuropathique 4; DNS, Diabetic Neuropathy Symptom; VPT, vibration perception threshold.