Do components of metabolic syndrome contribute to cardiac autonomic neuropathy in non-diabetic patients?

Objective: To evaluate whether autonomic dysfunction exist in patients with metabolic syndrome (MetS) to establish any association with components of MetS.

Methods: From July 2008 to January 2009, 32 outpatients attending the University Clinical Center, Zemun, Belgrade, Serbia, 15 with MetS, 17 with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and 15 control subjects were recruited for cross-sectional study among adults. The study was completed at the University Clinical Center, Bezanijska Kosa, and University Clinical Center, Dragisa Misovic, Belgrade, Serbia.