Effect of three-week exercise program on muscle strength and joint mobility in patients with diabetic polyneuropathy: Randomized controlled trial

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the patients, n (%)

	Intervention (n = 42)	Control (n = 40)	P value
Gender male	31 (73.8)	33 (82.5)	0.3421
Age, mean ± SD (years)	56.62 ± 7.76	56.68 ± 8.27	0.9752
DM
Type 1	5 (11.9)	8 (20)	0.3161
Type 2	37 (88.1)	32 (80)
HbA1c, mean ± SD (%)	7.93 ± 1.89	7.49 ± 1.71	0.4142
DM duration (years)	14 (10)	12 (15)	0.7053
Oral hypoglycemics (years)	10.5 (8)	10 (9)	0.9713
Subcutaneous hypoglycemics (years)	6 (10)	8.5 (20.5)	0.0983
Insulin pump	1 (2.4)	2 (5)	0.6114
Ulcer	6 (14.3)	1 (2.5)	0.1104

¹P calculated by χ² test.

²P calculated by t test.

³P calculated by Mann-Whitney U test.

⁴P calculated by Fisher’s Exact test.

DM: Diabetes mellitus.