Table 2 Relationship between diabetes-related indicators and demographic data and Spatiotemporal gait parameters.

From: Spatiotemporal and kinematic gait characteristics in older patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus with and without sarcopenia

Variables

Correlation with HbA1c levels

Correlation with duration of type 2 diabetes

HbA1c level (%)

r

p-value

Duration of T2D (years)

r

p-value

Demographic data

 Age

 

−0.221

0.183

 

0.183

0.272

 Sex

  

0.308

  

0.489

  Male

7.1 [6.7–7.5]

  

15.5 [6.3–20.3]

  

  Female

7.2 [6.7–7.7]

  

17.5 [12.1–23.7]

  

 Body height

 

0.197

0.235

 

−0.105

0.531

 Body mass

 

0.024

0.887

 

−0.307

0.061

 BMI

 

−0.173

0.298

 

−0.183

0.343

 Grip strength

 

0.016

0.923

 

−0.105

0.531

 SMI

 

−0.116

0.488

 

−0.237

0.152

Spatiotemporal gait parameters

 Walking speed

 

−0.215

0.194

 

−0.226

0.173

 Normalized walking speed

 

−0.229

0.167

 

−0.201

0.227

 Stride length

 

−0.097

0.562

 

−0.241

0.146

 Normalized stride length

 

−0.177

0.288

 

−0.208

0.210

 Step width

 

−0.242

0.143

 

0.128

0.442

 Normalized step width

 

−0.248

0.133

 

0.161

0.333

 Stride time

 

0.218

0.188

 

0.024

0.885

 Stance time

 

0.197

0.235

 

−0.002

0.990

 Swing time

 

0.198

0.232

 

0.184

0.269

 Double support time

 

0.113

0.498

 

−0.049

0.770

 Cadence

 

−0.221

0.182

 

0.006

0.973

  1. SMI skeletal muscle mass index, T2DM type 2 diabetes.