Toe-brachial index is beyond a peripheral issue in patients with type 2 diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Atherosclerosis is the leading cause of death in patients with diabetes. We aimed to evaluate the association between ankle-brachial index (ABI) and toe-brachial index (TBI) with carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM).

Methods

This cross sectional study included 296 patients with T2DM who met the American Diabetes Association criteria for the assessment of peripheral arterial atherosclerosis. The ABI ≤ 0.9 and TBI ≤ 0.7 were considered as abnormal values. Linear and logistic regression analyses were performed to evaluate the association between TBI/ABI and CIMT.

Results

Right CIMT was significantly greater in the low TBI group (p = 0.03) while, left CIMT did not show a significant difference. Each 0.1-unit decrease in

SUBMITTER: Darban Hosseini Amirkhiz G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8205164 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature