A Study of Prevalence and Association of Risk Factors for Diabetic Vasculopathy in an Urban Area of Gujarat

Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is an aftermath of type 2 diabetes posing a significant health problem in developing countries. Its silent progression warrants presymptomatic screening by ankle brachial index (ABI), which cannot be applied to the whole population. We tried to measure the burden of...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of family medicine and primary care 2013-10, Vol.2 (4), p.360-364
Hauptverfasser:	Solanki, Jayesh D, Makwana, Amit H, Mehta, Hemant B, Gokhale, Pradnya A, Shah, Chinmay J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Ankle brachial index Complications and side effects Distribution Health aspects Metropolitan areas Original peripheral arterial disease Peripheral vascular diseases prevalence risk factor Risk factors Type 2 diabetes
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Zusammenfassung:	Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is an aftermath of type 2 diabetes posing a significant health problem in developing countries. Its silent progression warrants presymptomatic screening by ankle brachial index (ABI), which cannot be applied to the whole population. We tried to measure the burden of PAD in diabetics of this region correlating various risk factors for it quantitatively and qualitatively. From various out-patient departments, 110 known under treatment type 2 diabetics were recruited. They underwent thorough assessment for general, symptomatic, medical history and risk factor screening that included 11 well-known risk factors. ABI was measured by Versadop instrument using the standard protocol with ABI
ISSN:	2249-4863 2278-7135
DOI:	10.4103/2249-4863.123906