title: Prevalence of aspirin resistance in patients with type II diabetes: a descriptive-analytical study .
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Aspirin resistance is one of the most important factors for arterial thrombotic events in diabetic patients. This study aimed to evaluate aspirin resistance in diabetic patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this cross-sectional study, 180 patients who received 80 mg of aspirin daily for at least 10 days were studied, and their urinary 11-DH-TXB2 was measured. Those with 11-dehydro-thromboxane B2 above 1,500 pg/mg creatinine were considered aspirin resistant. Data with significance level of 5% were analyzed in SPSS-16.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean ± SD of patient age was 60.22 ± 9.59 years and 50% (n = 90) were male. BMI was normal in 29.4% of the patients (n = 53), the others were overweight or obese. Aspirin resistance was observed in 33 (18%) patients. The relationship between aspirin resistance and gender, age, and BMI was not significant (p > 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is a high prevalence of aspirin resistance in diabetic patients and given that such patients are at risk of arterial thrombotic events, evaluation of aspirin resistance is suggested for those at a high risk of cardiovascular events or recurring events despite the use of aspirin. .
authors.forename: Rahimeh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Eskandarian
authors.forename: Mohammadreza
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Razavi
authors.forename: Abolfazal
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fattah
authors.forename: Kamran
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ghods
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Forozeshfard
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001241:Aspirin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications*; D004351:Drug Resistance; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence
chemical_list: D001241:Aspirin