Key result
Type 2 diabetes and hypertension were associated with reduced 5-minute heart rate variability across all domains compared to healthy controls, with reductions more pronounced in diabetics.
Why the study?
Diabetes and hypertension frequently coexist as cardiovascular risk factors, and both can produce cardiac autonomic neuropathy measurable by heart rate variability.
Population
203 participants divided into diabetics, hypertensives, diabetic-hypertensives, and normotensive-nondiabetics
Comparison
Diabetics vs hypertensives vs diabetic-hypertensives vs normotensive-nondiabetics
Design
Cross-sectional study
Authors
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HRV differences across diabetes-hypertension groups should not yet alter practice; leaves open prognostic utility pending longitudinal confirmation.
Cross-Sectional (n=203)
Five-minute heart rate variability is significantly reduced in patients with diabetes and hypertension, reflecting altered cardiac autonomic balance that correlates better with blood pressure control than glycemic control.
Solanki et al. (2024) conducted a cross-sectional in Type 2 Diabetes and Hypertension (n=203). Type 2 diabetes and/or hypertension vs. Normotensive-nondiabetics was evaluated on 5-minute heart rate variability (HRV) parameters. Type 2 diabetes and hypertension were associated with reduced 5-minute heart rate variability across all domains compared to healthy controls, with reductions more pronounced in diabetics.
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