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Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Distributions of the Ankle-Brachial Index among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients
Joint Authors
Kapoor, Rohit
Doza, Badaruddoza
Kaur, Manpreet
Chopra, Sonia
Source
International Journal of Hypertension
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-08-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
The aim of present study is to observe the association between the levels of ankle-brachial index (ABI) and cardiovascular risk factors among people with type 2 diabetes mellitus in north India.
A cross-sectional study was carried out at a centre for heart and diabetic clinic in the state of Punjab on 1121 subjects (671 males and 450 females) with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
History of symptoms related to cardiovascular diseases was noted, and blood pressure and anthropometric measurements were recorded.
Ankle-brachial index (ABI) was measured using ultrasonic Doppler flow detector.
Subjects with ABI ≤0.9 and ≥1.30 were classified as having low and high ABI, respectively.
Females had a higher BMI and brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (P<0.001).
Whereas, males had higher diastolic blood pressure and duration of type 2 diabetes mellitus.
The differences of systolic blood pressure and ankle-brachial index were not found significant between the sexes.
The prevalence of low ABI (<0.9) was 4.47% in men and 4.67% in women and high ABI (≥1.30) was prevalent in 14% of men and 10.45% of women.
Age, BMI, baPWV, and blood pressures were significantly associated with ABI value in both sexes.
The results suggested that the ABI might be used as a strong indicator for cardiovascular risk factors in type 2 diabetic subjects.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Doza, Badaruddoza& Kaur, Manpreet& Chopra, Sonia& Kapoor, Rohit. 2012. Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Distributions of the Ankle-Brachial Index among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients. International Journal of Hypertension،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Doza, Badaruddoza…[et al.]. Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Distributions of the Ankle-Brachial Index among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients. International Journal of Hypertension No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Doza, Badaruddoza& Kaur, Manpreet& Chopra, Sonia& Kapoor, Rohit. Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Distributions of the Ankle-Brachial Index among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients. International Journal of Hypertension. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-6.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-475418