Why the study?
Does type 2 diabetes independently increase arterial stiffness in nonhypertensive, nonobese patients?
Population
166 nonhypertensive, nonobese participants in Ghana, comprising 96 type 2 diabetes patients and 70…
Comparison
Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) status vs Nondiabetes controls
Design
Case-control
Authors
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Arterial stiffness appears elevated in nonobese nonhypertensive T2DM; leaves open prognostic value and intervention targets.
Does type 2 diabetes independently increase arterial stiffness in nonhypertensive, nonobese patients?
Nonhypertensive, nonobese patients with type 2 diabetes exhibit increased arterial stiffness compared to controls, indicating that diabetes independently contributes to vascular stiffening even in the absence of hypertension and obesity.
Yeboah et al. (2016) studied this question.
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