JOURNAL OF SHANDONG UNIVERSITY (HEALTH SCIENCES) ›› 2010, Vol. 48 ›› Issue (6): 1-4.

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Relationship of peripheral artery disease with serum homocysteinein patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

HE Jun1,  ZHANG Xu2,  GUAN Qingbo2,  ZHAO Jiajun2, DU Xihui3   

  1. 1. Department of Endocrinology, People′s Hospital of Yiyuan County, Yiyuan 256100, Shandong, China;
     2. Department of Endocrinology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan 250021, China;
    3. Library  of  Shandong University,Jinan 250100,China
  • Received:2010-02-26 Online:2010-06-16 Published:2010-06-16

Abstract:

Objective  To explore the relationship between peripheral artery disease (PAD) and serum homocysteine in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Methods  325 cases of type 2 diabetes were chosen, and ankle-brachial index (ABI) was screened by Doppler ultrasonic examination, and PAD was defined as an anklebrachial index <0.90 in either leg. The PAD patients were categorized by ABI level as follows: severe PAD(ABI ≤0.5), moderate PAD (0.5

Key words: Type 2 diabetes mellitus; Peripheral artery disease; Homocysteine

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  • R587. 1
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