Assessing the vibration perception threshold in a community sample of adult Ghanaians

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dc.contributor.authorDjankpa, F.T.
dc.contributor.authorAmoah, A.G.B.
dc.contributor.authorAdzaku, F.K.
dc.contributor.authorAidoo, E.
dc.contributor.authorBoatengI, I.
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-20T10:52:26Z
dc.date.available2023-12-20T10:52:26Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.descriptionResearch Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractBackground The vibration perception threshold (VPT) helps evaluate human somatosensory function and diagnose peripheral neuropathy. To optimize its use as a primary neurologic tool, it is imperative to establish its typical values in healthy subjects and assess the factors affecting its variability in an individual to ensure consistency in its application. Methods Demographic data and a brief medical history were collected from 391 non-diabetic adults aged 30–80 at Kpone-on-Sea in Ghana. The VPT was measured at the tip of the big toe, the medial malleolus, the tip of the middle finger, and the head of the ulna of each participant using a Horwell Neurothesiometer. The variability of VPT was assessed vis-à-vis the follow ing factors: gender, age, fasting plasma sugar and body mass index. Results The mean age of participants was 48.4 ± 0.7 years, and the female-to-male ratio was 1.46. The overall VPT values ranged from 5.74 ± 0.14 volts to 8.55 ± 0.18 volts in the lower limbs and 3.61 ± 0.06 volts to 5.00 ± 0.08 volts in the upper limbs. Age was found to be the only factor that could predict VPT for both the lower and upper limbs (P < 0.001). One-Way Anal ysis of Variance with Tukey’s posthoc showed that the VPT in the feet was significantly higher than that in the hands. Conclusions Generally, the VPT was high on proximal sites and low on distal sites indicating that the vibration sensation increased from proximal to distal direction. Therefore, distal areas should be used for VPT testing with a Neurothesiomer. Age was found to be the only factor that affected VPT variability. Hence, the practical application of VPT will require age-specific reference ranges to cater for older adults.en_US
dc.identifier.citationCitation: Djankpa FT, Amoah AGB, Adzaku FK, Aidoo E, Boateng I (2023) Assessing the vibration perception threshold in a community sample of adult Ghanaians. PLoS ONE 18(11): e0291606. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0291606en_US
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0291606
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh:8080/handle/123456789/41012
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPLOS ONEen_US
dc.subjectvibration perceptionen_US
dc.subjectcommunityen_US
dc.subjectadulten_US
dc.subjectGhanaiansen_US
dc.titleAssessing the vibration perception threshold in a community sample of adult Ghanaiansen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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