A Study of Prevalence of Peripheral Arterial Disease in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients in a Teaching Hospital
Shukla, V.; Fatima, J.; Ali, M.; Garg, A.
Journal of the Association of Physicians of India 66(5): 57-60
2018
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-5772 PMID: 30477058 Document Number: 696336
Diabetes mellitus is a major health problem in India as also the world. Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a known complication of diabetes which is relatively less commonly studied in comparison to other complications. The present study was undertaken to study the prevalence of PAD in diabetic patients in a teaching hospital. 200 type 2 diabetic patients from indoor as well as outdoor of a teaching hospital were included in the study. Ankle brachial pressure index was used to assess PAD. ABPI values of 0.9 or less were taken as indicative of PAD. Out of 200 patients 72(36%) had evidence of PAD. There was a significant association between PAD and duration of diabetes, waist circumference, hypertension and microvascular complications. The prevalence of PAD in Type 2 diabetics was found to be 36% in our study. Screening for PAD should be done in all diabetic patients to detect this complication early.