Table 1 Characteristics of the participants
From: Systemic effects of epidural methylprednisolone injection on glucose tolerance in diabetic patients
Intra-articular injected | Epidural injected | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Glycaemic evaluation | Urinary excretion evaluation | Glycaemic evaluation | Urinary excretion evaluation | |
Nbr analyzed | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Mean age [years] (SD) | 56(6) | 50 (4) | 65 (9) | 61(6) |
Sex[M/F] | 3/2 | 2/2 | 3/2 | 2/2 |
Diabetic patients | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
Insulin treated | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Mean BMI(SD) | 27(6) | 31(10) | ||
Duration of the illness[years] | 4 | 5 | ||