Why the study?
Are there differences in the configuration of the arterial pulse wave between young diabetic subjects and nondiabetic controls?
Are there differences in the configuration of the arterial pulse wave between young diabetic subjects and nondiabetic controls?
Young diabetic subjects exhibit abnormalities in the arterial pulse wave, suggesting that vascular changes are an integral part of diabetes mellitus rather than just a complication.
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Supports early vascular involvement in young diabetes; case-control data leave open prognostic utility and intervention targets.
Lax et al. (1959) studied this question.