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Table 5 Comparison of tibial motor nerve conduction study (NCS) variables between obese (n = 30) and normal weight (n = 29) groups

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

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

  1. The bold values in the tables shows the data are statistically significant