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We studied median, ulnar, sural, peroneal, and tibial nerves. Analyzing the raw data, women had significantly faster conduction velocities than men for all nerves except median motor (p<o.o5);
three of four sensory amplitudes were larger in women and two of four motor amplitudes were larger in men (p<0.05). After adjustment of the data for height, most statistically significant differences in conduction velocity disappeared, athough differences in amplitude persisted. We conclude that most gender differences in nerve conduction velocity can be largely explained by height, whereas amplitude differences persist despite correction for height, temperature, and age.

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