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Abnormally Low or High Ankle-Brachial Index Is Associated with Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy in Type 2 Diabetic Mellitus Patients

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  • Szu-Chia Chen
  • Pi-Jung Hsiao
  • Jiun-Chi Huang
  • Kun-Der Lin
  • Wei-Hao Hsu
  • Yu-Li Lee
  • Mei-Yueh Lee
  • Jer-Ming Chang
  • Shyi–Jang Shin

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Although some studies have reported that low ankle-brachial index (ABI) is associated with diabetic retinopathy (DR) in diabetic patients, it remains controversial as to which stage of DR. The aim of this study is to assess whether peripheral artery disease (PAD), indicated by abnormally low or high ABI, is associated with different stages of DR in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM), and further evaluate the risk factors. A total of 2001 (858 men and 1143 women) patients with type 2 DM who underwent ABI measurement in an outpatient clinic were enrolled. PAD was defined as ABI

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  • Szu-Chia Chen & Pi-Jung Hsiao & Jiun-Chi Huang & Kun-Der Lin & Wei-Hao Hsu & Yu-Li Lee & Mei-Yueh Lee & Jer-Ming Chang & Shyi–Jang Shin, 2015. "Abnormally Low or High Ankle-Brachial Index Is Associated with Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy in Type 2 Diabetic Mellitus Patients," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 10(7), pages 1-10, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0134718
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0134718
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