Ewing battery used for diagnosis of autonomic neuropathy in type 2 diabetic patients in Babylon governorate

Abstract EN

The present study was performed by thirty-one participants (17 men, 14 women) with ages between 40–60 years.

They divided into two groups.

Group I: included 10 healthy subjects.

Group II: Included 21 type 2 diabetic patients.

The present study was conducted in Marjan Teaching Hospital / Hilla, between 15 December 2005 to 15 May 2006.

Autonomic nervous system function tests were performed according Ewing battery in all subjects.

The percentage of brachial artery diameter dilatation (FMD%) after reactive hyperemia was found to decrease significantly (P < 0.0002)in the diabetic patients while intima-media thickness of carotid artery was found to increase significantly (P > 0.0002) in diabetic patients.

Plasma fasting blood sugar was increased significantly (P < 0.0002) while plasma high-density lipoprotein was found to decrease significantly (P < 0.004) in diabetic patients.

The present study showed that the prevalence of autonomic diabetic neuropathy was 71.4%.

It was correlated with duration of disease and age of diabetic patients of same duration.