Table 3.

Comparison of the methods.

Comparisons	% abnormal	Sensibility (%)	Specificity (%)
DM Group (n = 29)
HRV×TRI	55.2×75.9	75.0	23.1
HRV×IDA	55.2×69.0	81.3	46.2
HRV×both (TRI+IDA)	55.2×51.7	56.3	53.8
Pre-DM Group (n = 13)
HRV×TRI	38.5×76.9	80.0	25.0
HRV×IDA	38.5×76.9	80.0	25.0
HRV×both (TRI+IDA)	38.5×76.9	80.0	25.0
Control Group (n = 37)
HRV×TRI	8.1×37.8	-	58.8
HRV×IDA	8.1×35.1	-	61.8
HRV×both (TRI+IDA)	8.1×27.0	-	70.6

HRV: heart rate variability; TRI: thermal recovery index, IDA: interdigital anisothermal.