Abstract
[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to clarify the walking speed of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN). [Subjects and Methods] Twenty-one DPN and 18 subjects without diabetes mellitus (non-DM) were recruited. Background factors including age, gender, height, and weight were adjusted. The speed, step length, and cadence in comfortable walking were examined. [Results] The walking speed, step length, and cadence of the DPN and non-DM subjects were 55.6 ± 14.4 m/min and 77.6 ± 13.1 m/min, 0.50 ± 0.10 m and 0.61 ± 0.86 m, and 118.1 ± 21.8 steps/min and 125.6 ± 8.7 steps/min, respectively. There were significant differences in the evaluation indexes other than cadence. [Conclusion] The walking speed of DPN subjects was slower due to a decrease in stride length.
