Table 1

Characteristics of the population according to dysfunction in feet identified by the Sudoscan

All
(N=2243)
Without dysfunction (N=1620)Dysfunction
(N=619)
P value
Women1236 (55.2%)850 (52.5)386 (62.4)<0.01
Age, years52±1051.4±10.152.8±10.20.004
Time since diagnosis (years)0.86
 0889 (39.8)653 (40.5)236 (38.2)
 1297 (13.3)212 (13.1)85 (13.1)
 2319 (14.3)229 (14.2)90 (14.6)
 3362 (16.1)264 (16.4)98 (15.9)
 4293 (13.1)208 (12.9)85 (13.8)
 571 (3.2)48 (3.0)23 (3.7)
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)125±15.5125±15124±160.33
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)77±7.777±776±70.04
Heart rate (BPM)63±1175±1176±110.01
Triglycerides (mg/dL)171 (123–241)171 (123–240)171 (125–243)0.70
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)189±43188±43191±420.16
HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)43±1043±1044±100.11
LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)115±36114±35116±370.42
Non-HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)145±42145±42147±410.30
Glucose (mg/dL)130 (110–183)128 (105–181)137 (107–194)0.05
HbA1c (%)8.4±2.48.3±28.5±20.17
Creatinine (mg/dL)0.7±0.170.7±0.10.7±0.10.01
Albumin/creatinine ratio (mg/g)8.9 (4.9–20.9)8.6 (4.7–19.3)9.6 (5.3–25.1)0.004
Albumin/creatinine ratio >30 mg/g (%)394 (17.6)259 (16.2)135 (22.3)<0.01
Uric acid (mg/dL)5.3±1.45.3±1.45.2±1.40.03
Body mass index (kg/m2)29.6±529.5±4.829.8±5.30.12
  • Data expressed as number and percentage, mean±SD or median (IQR). Dysfunction was considered as ESC ≤70 ESC in the foot evaluation.

  • BPM, beats per minute; ESC, electrochemical skin conductance; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin; HDL-cholesterol, high density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-cholesterol, low density lipoprotein cholesterol.