scholarly journals Quantitative vibration perception threshold in assessing diabetic polyneuropathy: Should the cut‐off value be adjusted for Chinese individuals with type 2 diabetes?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Min Liu ◽  
Yun Gao ◽  
Da‐Wei Chen ◽  
Shuang Lin ◽  
Chun Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Diabetic Polyneuropathy ◽  
Perception Threshold ◽  
Vibration Perception Threshold ◽  
Vibration Perception

scholarly journals Test-Retest Reliability of Vibration Perception Threshold Test in People with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 1773 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco Javier Domínguez-Muñoz ◽  
José Carmelo Adsuar ◽  
Santos Villafaina ◽  
Miguel Angel García-Gordillo ◽  
Miguel Ángel Hernández-Mocholí ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Perception Threshold ◽  
Vibration Perception Threshold ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Vibration Perception ◽  
Absolute Reliability

Background: Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease characterized by fasting hyperglycemia. It affects approximately 415 million people worldwide and involves a variety of complications. One of them is the loss of sensitivity to peripheral vibration. Objective: Our study aims to discover the test-retest reliability of a procedure for assessing vibration sensitivity in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Methodology: 90 people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (56 men and 34 women) performed the vibration perception threshold (VPT) test using the Vibratron II device. A re-test was completed seven days after the first reading. Results: The relative reliability of the VPT test result is excellent (intraclass correlation coefficient = 0.96). The same applies to gender and obesity subgroups. Regarding absolute reliability, the standard error of measurement is 8.99%, and the small real difference is 24.94%. Conclusions: The relative and absolute reliability results of the vibration perception threshold in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus offer excellent results.

scholarly journals Association between TUG and Anthropometric Values, Vibration Perception Threshold, FHSQ and 15-D in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 2018
Author(s):  
Francisco Javier Domínguez-Muñoz ◽  
José Carmelo Adsuar ◽  
Jorge Carlos-Vivas ◽  
Santos Villafaina ◽  
Miguel Angel Garcia-Gordillo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Timed Up And Go ◽  
Perception Threshold ◽  
Foot Health ◽  
Vibration Perception Threshold ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Vibration Perception

Background: Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a chronic disease and it is characterized by reduced insulin sensitivity and/or impaired insulin production. It affects approximately 415 million people worldwide and involves a variety of complications. DM has a number of complications, including diabetic neuropathy. All of these complications can have effects on body composition, vibration perception threshold (VPT), foot health and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the correlation between the Timed Up and Go (TUG), VPT, Foot Health Status Questionnaire and 15-D Questionnaire in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients. Methodology: A total of 90 T2DM patients (56 men and 34 women) were evaluated on their body composition, VPT, the foot health status through the FHSQ, the HRQoL was evaluated through the 15-D Questionnaire and the TUG test was performed. Results: Statistically significant associations were found between TUG and lean and fat mass, VPT, the sections “General Foot Health” and “Physical Activity” in the FHSQ questionnaire, and the 15D total score and its sections “Mobility” and “Depression”. Conclusions: There is a moderate direct correlation between the Timed Up and Go and the fat mass percentage and the vibration perception threshold. Moreover, there is a moderate inverse correlation between Timed Up and Go and fat-free mass, foot health and health-related quality of life in T2DM patients. Therefore, Timed Up and Go can be a tool to assist clinicians in monitoring and managing T2DM patients.

scholarly journals Vibration Perception Threshold and Related Factors for Balance Assessment in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (11) ◽  
pp. 6046
Author(s):  
Jisang Jung ◽  
Min-Gyu Kim ◽  
Youn-Joo Kang ◽  
Kyungwan Min ◽  
Kyung-Ah Han ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Fear Of Falling ◽  
Balance Assessment ◽  
Vibration Sense ◽  
Perception Threshold ◽  
Type 2 Dm ◽  
Vibration Perception

Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is a common complication of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). DPN causes a decrease in proprioception, which could reduce balance ability. We investigated the association of impaired vibration sense, based on vibration perception threshold (VPT), with assessments of balance and other factors affecting balance impairment and fear of falling in patients with type 2 DM. Sixty-three patients with DM aged >50 years were categorized as having normal vibration sense (NVS; n = 34) or impaired vibration sense (IVS; n = 29) according to a VPT value of 8.9 μm. The following parameters were evaluated for all patients: postural steadiness through the fall index using posturography, functional balance through the Berg Balance Scale (BBS), the Timed Up and Go test (TUG), and fear of falling through the Falls Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I). The IVS group showed a significantly greater balance impairment in fall index, BBS, and TUG, as well as greater fear of falling on the FES-I than the NVS group. The linear regression analysis showed that the fall index was associated only with the VPT, whereas BBS, TUG, and FES-I were associated with the VPT, age, and/or lower extremity muscle strength. VPT, age, and/or muscle strength were identified as predictors of balance and fear of falling in patients with type 2 DM. Therefore, along with age and lower extremity strength, the VPT can be useful for balance assessment in patients with type 2 DM.

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