Diabetes in Peripheral Artery Disease: Prevalence, Complications, and Polypharmacy.

ABSTRACT: Background: Patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) and diabetes face high risks of comorbidities, tissue loss, and cardiovascular events. As global type 2 diabetes (T2DM) prevalence rises, so does its incidence in symptomatic patients with PAD, though this population is under-studied in Australia. This cross-sectional analysis sought to characterize PAD patients with diabetes regarding prevalence, major complications, medication use, and prescribing patterns, comparing them to non-diabetic PAD patients. We also examined PAD complications in relation to diabetic control. Methods: This cross-sectional study looked at the baseline data from 105 PAD participants in the TEAM-PAD randomized controlled trial that were analyzed using descriptive statistics, prevalence odds rat

SUBMITTER: Baty M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11856835 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature