Table 3 Diabetic patients’ characteristics between those with full stomach and empty/intermediate stomach

Age (yr)

62.21 ± 10.27

58.83 ± 10.88

0.553

Body mass index (Kg.m⁻²)

24.34 ± 3.19

23.79 ± 2.93

0.563

Sex (Female/male)

13/12

14/13

0.991

Scores of Self-Rating Anxiety Scale

28.74 ± 5.82

28.26 ± 6.25

0.800

Fasting glucose (mmol/L)

7.88 ± 2.79

7.80 ± 2.40

0.921

Postprandial glucose (mmol/L)

10.50 ± 4.05

10.69 ± 2.48

0.861

Hemoglobin A1c (%)

7.5 ± 1.7

7.3 ± 1.6

0.861

Diabetic nephropathy

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

–

Peripheral neuropathy*

6 (24.0%)

6 (22.2%)

0.879

Cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy *

18 (72.0%)

18 (66.7%)

0.677

Diabetes mellitus-related eye disease*

13 (52.0%)

6 (22.2%)

0.026