Postural control in type 2 diabetes mellitus: the role of diabetic neuropathy
Main finding · CoPAreaResult — go to the resultβ 0.56Authors' conclusion
DN was linked to impaired postural control, with indications of differences by neuropathy subtype. CoP assessment may help identify people with T2DM at increased risk of falls.
Study context
- Population
- Adults aged ≥ 40 years with T2D for at least one year
- Participants
- 99 adults
- Exposure
- T2D with diabetic neuropathy vs without diabetic neuropathy (DN)
- DNn = 49
- Without DNn = 50reference
- Outcome
- Postural control by CoPArea and CoPVelocity under different sensory and cognitive conditions
Main finding
CoPArea
β
0.56
P = 0.006
As reported in the abstract
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Baseline characteristics: age
Baseline characteristics: male
CoPArea by neuropathy subtype (exploratory)
- DAN alone, β
- 0.76 (95% CI 0.36-1.16)
- DAN combined with DPN, β
- 0.70 (95% CI 0.13-1.34)
- DPN alone was not associated with CoPArea
- Exploratory analyses
Original publication
Postural control in type 2 diabetes mellitus: the role of diabetic neuropathy. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. Published 1 May 2026. doi:10.
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