Impact of Diabetes Type 2 in Adults on Autonomic Modulation at Rest and in Response to the Active Orthostatic Test

Abstract

Background : Cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy Is one of the most common complications of Diabetes Mellitus Type 2(DM2). Heart rate variability (HRV} Is a noninvasive measure of cardiac autonomicmodulation. Reduced HRVIs an Independent cardiovascula rrisk factor and has been proposed as amarker of increased risk of mortality.Very few studies have measured Changesin HRV in DM2 in India. Objectives: To analyze the autonomic modulation responses In DM2 patients by means of HRV indices. Methodology: Across-sectional study of 20 Type 2 Diabetic mellitus from age groups 30-S0 years and age and gender matchenon-diabetic subjects as controls. Subjects satisfying in clusion and exclusion criteria and gave written informed consent were randomly invited to take partin the study. Initial assessment was done for HTN, hyperlipidemia, smoking, cardiovascular disease, family H/o DM2, FBS >130 mg/di, Body mass index >25 kg/m,DM2, duration of disease, and Heart rate. Bloodpressure: Electrocardiogram wasrecordedusingPower (ADlnstruments). The time domain, frequencydomainvariables, and nonli near parameters was meas ured from ECGusing Lab Chart• software. Results and Conclusion : Time domain Variablesnamely AverageRR, SDRR,SDARR,rMSSD andPNNS0(%) and Frequency domain Variables; High frequency (HF) power, Low frequency (LF) power and Very Lowfrequency (LF)power Non-Linear Variables; S01and SD2 were reuced in patients with diabetes Mellitus compared to normal control but was not statistically significant. One of the reasons couldbesmallsamplesize. Study should be repeated in large sample size.