Validity and reliability of the Polish version of the Michigan Neuropathy Screening Instrument

Table 1 General sample characteristics

Variable, n = 80	Sex	Descriptive statistics					Mann-Whitney U test
		Valid (n)	Mean	Minimum	Maximum	SD	Pvalue
Age (yr)	Female	39	69.00	45.00	80.00	6.27	0.151516
	Male	41	65.32	37.00	76.00	9.56
Weight (kg)	Female	39	77.36	54.00	108.00	12.24	2.55E-03
	Male	41	88.66	63.00	150.00	16.52
Height (cm)	Female	39	161.38	150.00	174.00	5.97	1.78E-11
	Male	41	175.15	164.00	190.00	6.90
BMI (kg/m2)	Female	39	29.68	21.90	40.20	4.52	2.64E-01
	Male	41	28.84	21.50	44.30	4.90
HbA1c (%)	Female	38	6.42	5.20	8.50	0.79	4.87E-01
	Male	40	6.58	5.00	8.80	0.97
DM1 duration (yr)	Female	39	12.10	0.00	37.00	8.13	2.90E-01

¹Diabetes mellitus duration for less than 6 mo = 0, between 6-12 mo = 1 year.

BMI: Body mass index; DM: Diabetes mellitus; HbA1c: Glycated hemoglobin; SD: Standard deviation.