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ABSTRACT: Objective
This study was conducted to investigate the association of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) with both arterial stiffness and intima-media thickness (IMT).Research design and methods
We conducted 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 stiffness was 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 multivariate-adjusted models, whereas no differences in IMT were observed between patients with and without DPN after adjustment for age and sex. In the multivariate 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.
SUBMITTER: Kim ES
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3114324 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kim Eun Sook ES Moon Sung-dae SD Kim Hun-Sung HS Lim Dong Jun DJ Cho Jae Hyoung JH Kwon Hyuk Sang HS Ahn Chul Woo CW Yoon Kun Ho KH Kang Moo Il MI Cha Bong Yun BY Son Ho Young HY
Diabetes care 20110422 6
<h4>Objective</h4>This study was conducted to investigate the association of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) with both arterial stiffness and intima-media thickness (IMT).<h4>Research design and methods</h4>We conducted 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 stiffness was assessed by cardio-a ...[more]