Alterations in blink and masseter reflex latencies in older adults with neurocognitive disorder and/or diabetes mellitus

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World J Clin Cases. Jan 7, 2022; 10(1): 177-188
Published online Jan 7, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i1.177

Table 2 Brainstem reflexes compared by degree of neurocognitive disorder

Latency		Subgroup	ND
Latency		Subgroup	Mild (n = 14)	Moderate (n = 19)	Severe (n = 14)
Left	R1 (ms)	All (n = 47)	12.0 (10.4-12.8)	12.0 (10.8-12.5)	11.6 (10.5-12.8)
		With T2DM (n = 21)	12.1 (10.4-12.4)	12.2 (10.8-12.6)	10.9 (10.3-11.7)
		Without T2DM (n = 26)	12.4 (10.1-13.8)	12.0 (11.2-12.4)	12.8 (11.1-14.3)
	R2 (ms)	All (n = 47)	36.3 (28.5-38.0)	37.7 (35.6-41.4)	39.0 (37.9-41.2)
		With T2DM (n = 21)	28.5 (26.3-35.2)¹^,²	40.6 (36.0-43.8)	39.1 (38.4-41.2)^b
		Without T2DM (n = 26)	37.8 (37.5-41.4)	37.3 (34.5-40.1)	38.1 (37.4-43.8)
	R2c (ms)	All (n = 47)	36.4 (30.8-39.3)	37.8 (36.7-40.9)	39.0 (37.4-41.3)
		With T2DM (n = 21)	30.8 (24.3-35.2)²	38.0 (37.1-40.9)	39.3 (37.7-41.3)^a
		Without T2DM (n = 26)	39.3 (37.7-44.8)	37.0 (35.6-40.0)	38.1 (37.4-43.4)
Right	R1 (ms)	All (n = 47)	11.5 (10.8-11.7)	12.3 (11.5-12.8)	38.4 (3.6-40.2)
		With T2DM (n = 21)	11.0 (10.3-11.5)	11.7 (10.2-12.4)	11.1 (10.4-12.2)
		Without T2DM (n = 26)	11.7 (11.5-12.3)	12.5 (11.5-12.8)	11.9 (11.1-12.3)
	R2 (ms)	All (n = 47)	36.0 (29.4-37.1)²	38.4 (34.7-41.3)	38.0 (37.6-40.9)^a
		With T2DM (n = 21)	29.4 (24.6-34.4)¹^,²	38.4 (36.7-41.3)	37.6 (37.2-39.9)^b
		Without T2DM (n = 26)	37.1 (36.3-38.6)	38.5 (33.2-40.8)	39.8 (37.9-43.2)
	R2c (ms)	All (n = 47)	35.9 (27.9-39.0)	38.3 (35.7-40.4)	38.0 (37.6-40.9)
		With T2DM (n = 21)	27.9 (26.4-33.5)²	38.7 (36.7-40.4)	37.7 (36.9-40.9)^a
		Without T2DM (n = 26)	38.3 (36.4-39.0)	37.5 (33.1-40.4)	38.0 (37.7-42.8)
Masseter reflex (ms)		All (n = 30)	4.3 (3.1-4.8)	4.5 (3.4-5)	4.5 (3.0-5.1)
		With T2DM (n = 21)	4.2 (4.1-4.4)	4.5 (2.8-5.2)	4.5 (3.0-5.1)
		Without T2DM (n = 9)	4.5 (3.1-4.8)	4.3 (3.5-4.9)	-

¹Mild vs moderate.

²Mild vs severe.

Data are presented as the median (25%-75%). The P value was calculated using the Kruskal-Wallis test.

^aP <0.05.

^bP < 0.01, post hoc using the Tukey test.

ND: Neurocognitive disorder; T2DM: Type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Citation: Bricio-Barrios JA, Ríos-Bracamontes E, Ríos-Silva M, Huerta M, Serrano-Moreno W, Barrios-Navarro JE, Ortiz GG, Huerta-Trujillo M, Guzmán-Esquivel J, Trujillo X. Alterations in blink and masseter reflex latencies in older adults with neurocognitive disorder and/or diabetes mellitus. World J Clin Cases 2022; 10(1): 177-188
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