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ArticleIndian journal of endocrinology and metabolism

Normative Values for Electrochemical Skin Conductance Measurements for Quantitative Assessment of Sudomotor Function in Healthy Indian Adults.

C Shivaprasad, Amit Goel, Alice Vilier, Jean-Henri Calvet

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Article in Indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

C ShivaprasadDepartment of Endocrinology, Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Amit GoelDepartment of Endocrinology, Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Alice VilierMedical Division, Impeto Medical, Paris, France.
Jean-Henri CalvetMedical Division, Impeto Medical, Paris, France.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

contextElectrochemical skin conductance (ESC) test is a widely accepted objective technique for quantitatively assessing sudomotor dysfunction, which is one of the earliest-detected neurophysiologic abnormalities in diabetic patients with distal symmetric polyneuropathy.

aimsThis study aimed to provide normative data for ESC values among healthy Indian participants and assess the potential influence of age, sex, and body mass index (BMI) on ESC measurements. SETTINGS AND

designA sample of 217 healthy participants aged 18-75 years were recruited and assessed for parameters including age, gender, BMI, and ESC measurements of the hands and feet. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS USED: The Shapiro-Wilk test was used to assess the normality of the data. Pearson's correlation was used to evaluate the association between age, gender, and BMI, and ESC measurements.

resultsThe mean age of the participants was 43.3 ± 13.2 years, and mean BMI was 26.0 ± 4.3 kg/m

conclusionsNormative values for Indians are lower than that reported for Caucasians.

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Diabetic peripheral neuropathyelectrochemical skin conductancenormative datasudomotor function

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PMCPMC5838912
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