VPT, Inc., part of the HEICO Electronic Technologies Group, is a global provider of innovative DC-DC power converters, EMI filters, and custom engineering services for avionics, military, space, and industrial applications.
Compared to nondiabetic individuals, diabetes patients have higher heart rate, pulse pressure, total and LDL cholesterol, PWVao, aortic systolic BP, aortic pulse BP, CAVI, ha-PWV, and
VPT. Diabetes patients had lower HDL cholesterol and AIx (Table 1).
VPT was measured with a biothesiometer - Vibrometer-VPT[R] (Diabetic Foot Care, Madras Engineering Service, India) in a standardized fashion by a single observer.
SUDOSCAN-CAN scores were associated with
VPT by multivariable median regression models adjusted for age, gender, body mass index (BMI), smoking status, alcohol consumption, and SBP.
One potentially problematic shortcoming of the
vPT meta-analysis is that there are not enough studies to date to warrant a separation between level 1 and level 2 perspective tasks.
Sensitometer:
VPT (Dhansai laboratory, India) was used for the measurement of
VPT.
The most recognizably unique feature of the
VPT is the Manners stock.
Anxiety was assessed using the modified
VPT prior to the intervention, immediately following the intervention and following the dental appointment.
BY constructing Receiver operating characteristic curve, sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values and accuracy were calculated for the various tests using
VPT >25 mV as the gold standard definition of neuropathy.
Smith's team worked with Adayana, a performance solutions company in Minneapolis, to produce the
VPT.
The study compared
VPT and TPT with the standard nerve conduction studies (NCS) in 73 children (mean age 13 years) with type 1 diabetes.
In contrast, the company's Laboratory Equipment division, to which
VPT belongs, has experienced declining sales.