Abstract
OBJECTIVE-This study was conducted to investigate the association of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) with both arterial stiffness and intima - media thickness (IMT). RESEARCHDESIGNANDMETHODS-Weconducted a cross-sectional analysis of 731 subjects with type 2 diabetes. DPN was diagnosed on the basis of neuropathic symptoms, insensitivity to a 10-g monofilament, abnormal pin-prick sensation, and abnormal current perception threshold. Arterial stiffnesswas assessed by cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI), and IMT was assessed by B-mode ultrasonography. RESULTS-Patients with DPN had higher CAVI than those without DPN in multivariateadjusted models, whereas no differences in IMT were observed between patients with and without DPN after adjustment for age and sex. In themultivariate analysis, CAVI was a significant determinant of DPN (odds ratio 1.36 [95% CI 1.13-1.65], P = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS-DPN is significantly associated with arterial stiffness without carotid intimal changes in patients with type 2 diabetes.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1403-1405 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Diabetes Care |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue number | 6 |
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| State | Published - Jun 2011 |