Does higher pulse pressure predict the presence and severity of peripheral vascular disease in type 2 diabetic patients?
Higher pulse pressure is an independent predictor of the presence and severity of peripheral vascular disease in patients with type 2 diabetes.
This study examined whether pulse pressure (PP) could be an independent predictor and associated with severity of peripheral vascular disease (PVD) in 396 type 2 diabetic patients (143 men and 253 women, aged 64.1 +/- 11.2 years). Peripheral vascular disease was diagnosed by an ankle-brachial index (ABI) or = 60 mmHg), respective AOR for PVD for second and third vs. first tertile was 2.605 (1.008-6.729) and 2.835 (1.123-7.156). Pulse pressure was also predictive for ABI independent of the effects of the confounders and the other parameters of blood pressure. In conclusion, PP was an independent predictor and correlated with severity of PVD in type 2 diabetic patients.
Chin‐Hsiao Tseng (Wed,) studied this question.