Cognitive function and cardiorespiratory fitness affect gait speed in type-2 diabetic patients without neuropathy.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To identify physical, cognitive, and metabolic factors affecting gait speed in patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) without neuropathy.

Methods

This cross-sectional study enrolled 71 diabetic patients without neuropathy (mean age 55.87±7.74 years, 85.9% women). Neuropathy status was assessed with Douleur Neuropathique 4. We used a cut-off point for gait speed of 1 m/s to classify the participants into two groups: slow walkers (SW) and average and brisk walkers (ABW). The groups were compared in terms of age, sex, body mass index (BMI), hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), fasting glucose, systolic blood pressure, maximal aerobic capacity (VO2 max), percentage of muscle mass, percentage of lower extremity muscle mass, Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score, and years of e

SUBMITTER: Findikoglu G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9837725 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature