OBJECTIVE: To assess the relevance of pulse pressure as a predictor of foot ulcers in type 2 diabetic subjects. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: A cohort study was performed on a consecutive series of 1,945 type 2 diabetic outpatients without a foot ulcer at baseline. Incident foot ulcers were identified through the regional hospital discharge system, which contains ICD codes of current diagnoses. RESULTS: During a follow-up of mean +/- SD 4.2 +/- 2.2 years, 86 ulcers were observed. After adjusting for confounders, the highest quartiles of pulse pressure had a 2.39-fold (95% CI 1.14-5.02) risk of foot ulcers. When ischemic ulcers were considered separately, the highest pulse pressure quartile was associated with an increased age- and sex-adjusted risk (2.08 [95% CI 1.02-4.24]), whereas no increase of risk was observed for neuropathic ulcers. CONCLUSIONS: Elevated pulse pressure represents an independent predictor of foot ulcers in diabetic patients; this parameter should be considered for the stratification of risk of ischemic or neuroischemic ulcers.
Pulse pressure and prediction of incident foot ulcers in type 2 diabetes / Monami M;Vivarelli M;Desideri CM;Colombi C;Marchionni N;Mannucci E. - In: DIABETES CARE. - ISSN 0149-5992. - ELETTRONICO. - 32:(2009), pp. 897-899. [10.2337/dc08-1679]
Pulse pressure and prediction of incident foot ulcers in type 2 diabetes.
MONAMI, MATTEO;MARCHIONNI, NICCOLO';MANNUCCI, EDOARDO
2009
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OBJECTIVE: To assess the relevance of pulse pressure as a predictor of foot ulcers in type 2 diabetic subjects. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: A cohort study was performed on a consecutive series of 1,945 type 2 diabetic outpatients without a foot ulcer at baseline. Incident foot ulcers were identified through the regional hospital discharge system, which contains ICD codes of current diagnoses. RESULTS: During a follow-up of mean +/- SD 4.2 +/- 2.2 years, 86 ulcers were observed. After adjusting for confounders, the highest quartiles of pulse pressure had a 2.39-fold (95% CI 1.14-5.02) risk of foot ulcers. When ischemic ulcers were considered separately, the highest pulse pressure quartile was associated with an increased age- and sex-adjusted risk (2.08 [95% CI 1.02-4.24]), whereas no increase of risk was observed for neuropathic ulcers. CONCLUSIONS: Elevated pulse pressure represents an independent predictor of foot ulcers in diabetic patients; this parameter should be considered for the stratification of risk of ischemic or neuroischemic ulcers.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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