NIDDK Central Repository - Vibration perception threshold as a measure of distal symmetrical peripheral neuropathy in type 1 diabetes: results from the DCCT/EDIC study.

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Publication Information

DOI

10.2337/dc10-0616

PubMed ID

20833868

Public Release Type

Journal

Publication Year

2010

Affiliation

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. martinc@med.umich.edu

Authors

Albers JW, Catton S, Cleary PA, DCCT/EDIC Research Group, Feldman EL, Herman WH, Martin CL, Pop-Busui R, Waberski BH

Studies

DCCT

Citation

Martin CL, Waberski BH, Pop-Busui R, Cleary PA, Catton S, Albers JW, Feldman EL, Herman WH, DCCT/EDIC Research Group. Vibration perception threshold as a measure of distal symmetrical peripheral neuropathy in type 1 diabetes: results from the DCCT/EDIC study. Diabetes Care 2010 Dec;33(12):2635-41. Epub 2010 Sep 10.

Abstract

To describe the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of vibration perception threshold (VPT) testing in subjects with type 1 diabetes relative to gold standard assessments of peripheral neuropathy.