Autonomic Neuropathy in Obesity

Authors

  • Shahin Akhter Assistant Professor, Dept of Physiology, Cox?s Bazar Medical College
  • Noorzahan Begum Professor, Physiology, BSMMU Dhaka
  • Sultana Ferdousi Associate Professor, Physiology, BSMMU Dhaka
  • MD Sakhawat Mahmud Khan Anesthesiologist, Chittagong Medical college

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/jbsp.v6i1.8059

Keywords:

autonomic neuropathy, obesity

Abstract

Background: Obesity is one of the health problems and the association of autonomic nerve dysfunction with certain cardiovascular disorders may exist in obese subjects.

Objective: To observe the status of autonomic nerve function activity in order to detect the presence of autonomic neuropathy in obese persons.

Methods: This study was conducted in Physiology department of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University during July 2006-June 2007. 40 apparently healthy obese subjects of both sexes with BMI >25 were included. Age and sex matched 40 nonobese subjects with BMI range 18.5- 22.9 were also included for comparison(control). 5 noninvasive cardiovascular reflexes tests were done and scoring of autonomic neuropathy was also detected. Unpaired Student ‘t’ test was used for statistical analysis.

Results: Mean values of all cardiovascular reflex tests were significantly lower in obese subjects. Autonomic neuropathy in its early involvement stage was found in 22.5% of the obese subjects.

Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that autonomic neuropathy though in early stage may be silently present in otherwise healthy obese person.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org10.3329/jbsp.v6i1.8059

J Bangladesh Soc Physiol. 2011 June; 6(1): 5-9

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Akhter, S., Begum, N., Ferdousi, S., & Khan, M. S. M. (2011). Autonomic Neuropathy in Obesity. Journal of Bangladesh Society of Physiologist, 6(1), 5–9. https://doi.org/10.3329/jbsp.v6i1.8059

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Vol. 6 No. 1 (2011)

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