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

Table 3 Altered blink reflex latencies

Latencies of blink reflex	R1	R2	R2c	R2 plus R2c
Control (n = 122)	1.6%	0.8%	0.8%	0.8%
T2DM (n = 58)	1.7%	8.6%	6.8%	6.8%
ND (n = 21)	0	9.5%	14.2%	4.8%
ND plus T2DM (n = 26)	11.5%	19.2%	23.0%	19.2%
P value1	0.032	< 0.0001	0.007	0.007

¹Chi-squared test or Fisher test with three degrees of freedom.

Right and left sides are presented together. T2DM: Type 2 diabetes mellitus; ND: Neurocognitive disorder.