Baroreflex Sensitivity as a Surrogate Biomarker for Concurrently Assessing the Severity of Arterial Stiffness and Cardiovascular Autonomic Neuropathy in Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes

Hsieh, Dong-Yi and Lai, Yun-Ru and Huang, Chih-Cheng and Chen, Yung-Nien and Wu, Szu-Ying and Chiu, Wen-Chan and Cheng, Ben-Chung and Lin, Ting-Yin and Chiang, Hui-Ching and Lu, Cheng-Hsien (2024) Baroreflex Sensitivity as a Surrogate Biomarker for Concurrently Assessing the Severity of Arterial Stiffness and Cardiovascular Autonomic Neuropathy in Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes. Journal of Personalized Medicine, 14 (5). p. 491. ISSN 2075-4426

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Abstract

This study aimed to investigate whether baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) could serve as a reliable metric for assessing cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy (CAN) and concurrently act as a surrogate biomarker for evaluating the severity of arterial stiffness and CAN in individuals diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Participants underwent brachial–ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) as well as autonomic function evaluations encompassing the Sudoscan-based modified composite autonomic scoring scale (CASS), baroreflex sensitivity, and heart rate variability in time domains and frequency domains. Linear regression analysis was performed to evaluate the influence of independent variables on baPWV and modified CASS. Participants with higher baPWV values were older, with longer diabetes duration, lower body weight, body mass index, waist circumference, elevated systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and mean arterial blood pressure. They also exhibited a higher prevalence of retinopathy as the underlying disease and reduced estimated glomerular filtration rate. Multiple linear regression analysis revealed that age and BRS were significantly associated with baPWV while diabetes duration, UACR, and BRS were significantly associated with modified CASS. Our study confirms the significant association of BRS with baPWV and modified CASS in T2DM, highlighting its pivotal role in linking microvascular and macrovascular complications. This supports BRS as a surrogate marker for assessing both the severity of arterial stiffness and cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy in T2DM, enabling the early identification of complications.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Journal Eprints > Multidisciplinary
Depositing User: Managing Editor
Date Deposited: 07 May 2024 04:27
Last Modified: 07 May 2024 04:27
URI: http://repository.journal4submission.com/id/eprint/3801

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