Assessment of Diabetic Autonomic Nervous Dysfunction with a Novel Percussion Entropy Approach
Table 1
Demographic, anthropometric, hemodynamic, and serum biochemical parameters of the testing subjects.
Parameters
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
(number: 41)
(number: 36)
(number: 31)
Female/male
24/17
16/20
11/20
Age (year)
56.75 ± 3.88
59.16 ± 8.40
56.08 ± 11.38
Body height (cm)
163.49 ± 8.30
162.59 ± 7.95
163.39 ± 5.20
Body weight (kg)
65.01 ± 13.78
71.59 ± 11.89
79.69 ± 16.35
WC (cm)
81.74 ± 11.81
94.25 ± 9.72
100.69 ± 13.51
BMI (kg/m2)
24.17 ± 4.12
26.96 ± 2.87
29.87 ± 6.05
SBP (mmHg)
116.41 ± 15.63
125.71 ± 18.06
126.69 ± 10.29
DBP (mmHg)
73.70 ± 9.70
74.06 ± 12.41
76.38 ± 4.23
PP (mmHg)
42.41 ± 10.73
51.65 ± 11.94
50.31 ± 12.07
HDL (mg/dL)
53.22 ± 20.81
44.07 ± 9.89
40.50 ± 9.68
LDL (mg/dL)
122.34 ± 29.49
94.36 ± 21.93
118.10 ± 29.91
Cholesterol (mg/dL)
192.46 ± 40.01
170.80 ± 31.00
199.09 ± 34.63
Triglyceride (mg/dL)
98.05 ± 85.35
112.93 ± 39.92
185.91 ± 74.89
HbA1c (%)
5.68 ± 0.38
6.95 ± 0.39
9.25 ± 1.63
Fasting blood sugar (mg/dL)
93.98 ± 10.67
127.47 ± 25.70
176.91 ± 68.71
Group 1: healthy subjects; Group 2: diabetic subjects with satisfactory blood sugar control; Group 3: diabetic subjects with poor blood sugar control. Values are expressed as mean ± SD; WC: waist circumference; BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; PP: pulse pressure; HbA1c: glycated hemoglobin. p < 0.017: Group 1 vs. Group 2; p < 0.001: Group 1 vs. Group 2; p <0.017: Group 2 vs. Group 3, and p < 0.001: Group 2 vs. Group 3.
