Clinico-demographic profile of type 2 diabetes patients with cardiac autonomic neuropathy
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| ID: sea-186671
ABSTRACT
Background:
Patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) are at an increased risk of dying from cardiovascular diseases, the reason for which is not completely understood.Aim:
To study the clinico-demographic profile of type 2 diabetes patients with cardiac autonomic neuropathy (CAN). Materials andmethods:
This was a cross sectional study involving 100 patients attending the diabetic clinic of a tertiary care hospital. Demographic data was collected and autonomic function testing was done with Ewing and Clark’s tests.Results:
The prevalence of CAN was 58 %. CAN had statistically significant association with increasing duration of diabetes (p < 0.00001), increasing values of HbA1c (p < 0.00001), and with combined use of insulin and oral medications (p < 0.05).Conclusion:
There is a high prevalence of CAN in the diabetic population providing a large pool of patients awaiting effective interventions.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Type of study:
Observational study
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Risk factors
Year:
2017
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Article
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