Association of abdominal obesity with crossing capillaries in the finger nailfold in type 2 diabetes mellitus.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Increased crossing of finger nailfold capillaries could be a novel visual marker of early microvascular damage among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. Although abdominal obesity is an important driver of early microvascular damage, its association with an increase in the percentage of crossing capillaries remains uncertain. We investigated the association between abdominal obesity and an increase in the percentage of crossing capillaries in the finger nailfold in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Methods

This cross-sectional study enrolled 123 type 2 diabetes mellitus patients (age 40-75 years) who visited the outpatient diabetic clinic at Osaka University Hospital between May and October 2019. Abdominal obesity was defined as a waist circumference ≥ 90 cm in wome

SUBMITTER: Shikama M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8172675 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature