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Abstract
This study was conducted to assess the relationship between urinary albumin to creatinine ratio, C - reactive protein, coronary risk factors and peripheral arterial disease, and to detect the possibility of using urinary albumin to creatinine ratio and C - reactive protein as predictors for peripheral arterial disease in asymptomatic elderly patients with diabetes mellitus.
It was found that asymptomatic elderly diabetic patients with peripheral arterial disease had higher cardiovascular risk factors, including CRP, albumin to creatinine ratio, dyslipidemia and obesity than diabetic patients without peripheral arterial disease.
Poor glycemic control and longer duration of diabetes mellitus are associated with peripheral arterial disease in diabetic patients.
Peripheral arterial disease is common and most of the time asymptomatic in diabetic population, so accurate screening and early detection will improve outcome significantly.
Higher levels of urinary albumin to creatinine ratio and high sensitivity C - reactive protein are associated with peripheral arterial disease in asymptomatic elderly patients with diabetes mellitus.
Diabetic patients with peripheral arterial disease have increased risk of developing coronary heart disease.