Why the study?
Does alcoholism increase the prevalence of autonomic neuropathy compared to age-sex matched controls?
Population
60 subjects total: 30 alcoholic subjects and 30 age-sex matched controls.
Comparison
Alcoholism (exposure) vs Age-sex matched controls
Design
Case-control
Authors
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Autonomic neuropathy may warrant evaluation in alcoholics despite absent symptoms; leaves open prognostic impact and need for prospective studies.
Does alcoholism increase the prevalence of autonomic neuropathy compared to age-sex matched controls?
Alcoholic subjects have a notably higher prevalence of autonomic neuropathy compared to healthy controls, which is poorly predicted by symptoms and associated with older age, female sex, and established liver disease.
Barter et al. (1987) studied this question.
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