Association of peripheral nerve conduction in diabetic neuropathy with subclinical left ventricular systolic dysfunction

Table 2 Nerve Conduction Study of the Patients

	Comparison in both groups			Multivariate logistic regression for DN
	Patients with DN (n = 41)	Patients without DN (n = 71)	p value	OR	95% CI	p value
*Motor nerve conduction velocities*
median nerve, msec	51 ± 5	53 ± 4	0.02
ulnar nerve, msec	51 ± 5	52 ± 5	0.32
sural nerve, msec	41 ± 4	44 ± 5	<0.001
*Sensory nerve conduction velocities*
median nerve, msec	45 ± 6	50 ± 7	<0.001	0.92	0.851 - 0.993	0.03
ulnar nerve, msec	46 ± 5	50 ± 6	<0.001
sural nerve, msec	46 ± 6	49 ± 7	0.04
*F-wave( tibial nerve)*
F-wave occurrence, %	87	96	0.04
F-wave latency, msec	53 ± 6	48 ± 5	<0.001	1.18	1.062 - 1.319	0.002

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