title: The prevalence, detection, and epidemiological correlates of peripheral vascular disease: a comparison of diabetic and non-diabetic subjects in an English community.
abstract: A cross-sectional study was performed to investigate the distribution, methods of detection, and potential risk factors for peripheral vascular disease in a diabetic population with comparison to an age and sex matched non-diabetic group. The population came from a geographically defined area consisting of 10 general practices (total list size 97,034) and covered rural and urban districts of East Dorset. Peripheral vascular disease was defined as an ankle/brachial Doppler pressure ratio of 0.9 or less. Of the diabetic subjects reviewed, 864 were classified as having Type 2 diabetes and 213 Type 1 diabetes. The prevalence of peripheral vascular disease in Type 1 diabetes was 8.7% (95% CI 4.9-12.5) and in Type 2 diabetes 23.5% (95% CI 20.5-26.5), which after adjusting for age was not significantly different (odds ratio 1.5, 95% CI 0.8-2.7, p = 0.18). There was no difference in the frequency of symptomatic peripheral vascular disease or the site of occlusion between diabetic and non-diabetic subjects with peripheral vascular disease. Age, cerebrovascular disease, coronary artery disease, glucose, body mass index, and cholesterol in Type 2 diabetes and age and proteinuria in Type 1 diabetes were significant predictors of peripheral vascular disease. In the non-diabetic group, age and cigarettes smoked were significant variables. These findings suggest that clinical features of peripheral vascular disease in diabetic and non-diabetic subjects are similar but risk determinants may be different.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diabetic Medicine, Poole General Hospital, UK.
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Walters
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gatling
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Mullee
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Hill
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D001794:Blood Pressure; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003925:Diabetic Angiopathies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin