title: Circadian rhythm of autonomic activity in non diabetic offsprings of type 2 diabetic patients.
abstract: The aim of the present study was to evaluate, by heart rate variability (HRV) with 24-hours ECG Holter (HRV), the circadian autonomic activity in offspring of type 2 diabetic subjects and the relation with insulin-resistance.
  
  
  METHODS
  50 Caucasian offsprings of type 2 diabetic subjects were divided in two groups: insulin-resistant offsprings (IR) and non insulin-resistant offsprings (NIR). Autonomic nervous activity was studied by HRV. Time domain and spectral analysis (low frequency, LF, and high frequency, HF, provide markers of sympathetic and parasympathetic modulation when assessed in normalized units) were evaluated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Time domain showed a reduction of total SDNN in IR (p < 0.001) and NIR (p 0.047) versus controls. Spectral analysis showed a total and night LF higher in IR and NIR than in control group (all p < 0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In frequency domain, the analysis of sympathetic (LF) and parasympathetic (HF) component evidenced an association between the offspring of type 2 diabetic subjects and a sympathetic overactivity. A global reduction and alteration of circadian rhythm of autonomic activity are present in offspring of type 2 diabetic patients with and without insulin resistance. The data of our study suggested that an autonomic impairment is associated with the familiarity for type 2 diabetes independently to insulin resistance and that an impairment of autonomic system activity could precede the insulin resistance.
authors.affiliation: III Clinica Medica, Department of Clinical Medicine, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy. fiorentini-a@libero.it
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fiorentini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Perciaccante
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Paris
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Serra
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tubani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001341:Autonomic Nervous System / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D002940:Circadian Rhythm / Q000502:physiology*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000235:genetics* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005215:Fasting; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood; D007333:Insulin Resistance / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D007328:Insulin