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Table 1 The clinical characteristics of the subjects (n = 40)

From: Relationship of toe pinch force to other muscle strength parameters in men with type 2 diabetes

 

Minimum

Maximum

Age (years)

53.4 ± 13.1

30

82

Height (cm)

169.0 ± 5.0

159.8

178.8

Weight (kg)

80.5 ± 16.8

54.9

139.0

Duration of diabetes (years)

8.5 ± 8.1

1

30

HbA1c (%)

10.1 ± 2.4

6.8

15.5

Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dl)

174.4 ± 55.6

97

323

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

196.9 ± 36.5

126

290

LDL-cholesterol (mg/dl)

117.1 ± 27.4

37

169

HDL-cholesterol (mg/dl)

46.3 ± 9.2

31

69

Triglycerides (mg/dl)

187.4 ± 125.6

62

695

Retinopathy

 None

31

  

 Simple

3

  

 Preproliferative

5

  

 Proliferative

1

  

Nephropathy

 Stage 1

26

  

 Stage 2

12

  

 Stage 3

1

  

 Stage 4

1

  

Neuropathy

12

  

Drug therapy

 Insulin

7

  

 OHA

25

  

 Insulin and OHA

8

  
  1. Values are presented as the mean ± standard deviation
  2. OHA oral hypoglycemic agent