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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-11-17
pubmed:abstractText
Pulse wave velocity (PWV) is useful for the evaluation of aortic stiffness. The brachial-ankle PWV (baPWV) and carotid PWV (from heart to carotid) were compared to study the relation of these two types of PWVs to diabetic complications in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The baPWV was determined by oscillometrically measuring the pulse volume record at the upper arm and ankles. The carotid PWV was measured tonometrically. Ninety patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus were divided into tertile groups on the basis of baPWV or carotid PWV. The correlations of these variables with albuminuria, peripheral neuropathy, coefficient of variation of R-R intervals (CV R-R) on the electrocardiogram at rest, and retinopathy were examined by logistic regression analysis. After adjustment for age, systolic blood pressure, and duration of diabetes, logistic regression analysis showed that baPWV was directly related to the frequencies of albuminuria, decreased CV R-R, peripheral neuropathy, and retinopathy. In contrast, carotid PWV did not significantly correlate with any diabetic complications. We conclude that oscillometrically determined baPWV is related to the risk of diabetic microvascular disease in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and suggested to be useful for assessing risk factors of diabetic complications.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0916-9636
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
26
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
807-13
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity is useful for evaluation of complications in type 2 diabetic patients.
pubmed:affiliation
First Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article