From: Somatic neural alterations in non-diabetic obesity: a cross-sectional study
Variables | Tibial nerve | Normal weight (n = 29) Median (Q1-Q3) | Obese (n = 30) Median (Q1-Q3) | p | |
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Latency (ms) | Distal | Rt. | 3.5 (3.1–4.3) | 3.75 (3–4.25) | 0.958 |
Lt. | 3.7 (3.15–4.2) | 3.6 (3.32–4.1) | 0.927 | ||
Proximal | Rt. | 12.45 (11.02–13.05) | 12 (11.22–12.68) | 0.549 | |
Lt. | 12.3 (11.22–13.17) | 12.20 (11.22–13.20) | 0.756 | ||
Amplitude (mV) | Distal | Rt. | 15.60 (12.67–20.6) | 13.05 (10.2–16.2) | 0.027 |
Lt. | 17.00 (12.82–20.32) | 13.6 (8.96–15.78) | 0.009 | ||
Proximal | Rt. | 12.1 (10.55–15) | 8.5 (7.04–11.18) | <0.001 | |
Lt. | 13.05 (10.2–15.6) | 9.08 (6.58–11.65) | 0.002 | ||
Duration (ms) | Distal | Rt. | 8.50 (7.92–10) | 10.00 (9–11) | 0.032 |
Lt. | 8.9 (7.57–10) | 9.5 (9–10.88) | 0.218 | ||
Proximal | Rt. | 9.4 (8.3–10.15) | 9.9 (9–11) | 0.127 | |
Lt. | 9.25 (7.82–10.5) | 10.00 (8.925–10.5) | 0.632 | ||
Velocity (m/s) | Rt. | 40.10 (39.45–43.77) | 39.60 (37.02–44.1) | 0.524 | |
Lt. | 40.75 (36.87–42.3) | 39.90 (37.52–41.30) | 0.627 |