The Relationship between Muscle Ultrasound Parameters and Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Relationship between muscle ultrasound parameters and DPN.

	Non-DPN	DPN	value
	Rectus femoris
EI (UA, )			0.035
CSA (cm^2, )			0.094
MT (cm, )			0.049
Corrected EI^a (UA, )			0.286
Tibialis anterior
EI (UA, )			0.007
CSA^a (cm^2, )			0.117
MT (cm, )			0.105
Corrected EI^a (UA, )			0.023
Medial head of gastrocnemius
EI (UA, )			0.001
CSA (cm^2, )			0.094
MT^a (cm, )			0.029
Corrected EI (UA, )			0.006

and . ^aMann–Whitney test. Other quantitative variates were analyzed by Student’s -test. Abbreviations: EI: echo intensity; CSA: cross-sectional area; MT: muscle thickness.