Characteristics

Patients with Peripheral neuropathy and vasculopathy (n = 89)

Patients without Peripheral neuropathy and vasculopathy (n = 66)

P valueˠ

Mean age in years (SD)

51.4 (8.6)

47.2 (7.6)

0.002

Gender, n males (%)

53 (59.6)

37 (56.1)

0.66

Duration of symptoms in months, Median (IQR)

10 (14)

7 (7)

0.012

Total cholesterol level in mg/dL, Median (IQR)

189 (82)

174 (87)

0.001

HBA1C level (%), Median (IQR)

9.3 (2.4)

7.0 (2.4)

<0.001

Albumin to Creatinine ratio in µg/mg, Median (IQR)

255 (197)

97 (186)

<0.001

MNSI score for early neuropathy, Median (IQR)

3.0 (1.0)

1.0 (1.0)

<0.001

ABI score for early vasculopathy, Median (IQR)

0.9 (0.2)

1.1 (0.1)

<0.001*