title: [Hemorheologic disturbances in patients with obliterative atherosclerosis of peripheral arteries and type 2 diabetes mellitus].
abstract: The aim of this work was to assess hemorheologic variations and factors influencing them in 529 patients with obliterative atherosclerosis of the lower limbs and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Blood viscosity and hematocrit volume were measured. Statistical treatment of the results was performed using the STATISTICA 6.0program (StatSoft Inc., USA). Differences between observed and normal distributions were described in terms of medians and quartiles. Independent groups were compared using Mann-Whitney U-test, 2-sample Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, and Kruskal-Wallis method. Differences were considered significant atp < 0.05. Results of the study confirm disturbances in the hemorheologic system in patients with obliterative atherosclerosis of the lower limbs and diabetes. Variations of blood viscosity and hematocrit volume in these patients have multidimensional character and depend on such factors as age, gender, smoking, duration of diabetes, degree of compensation of metabolic processes, and severity of arterial circulation problems.
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Kulikova
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Nesnova
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001162:Arteriosclerosis Obliterans / Q000097:blood* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006400:Hematocrit; D018056:Hemorheology / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors