ABSTRACT
Background: Microalbuminuria is an early, less expensive and easily available parameter of detecting microvascular angiopathy of kidneys in diabetic patients and angiopathy may also involve retinal, coronary, cerebral and peripheral vessels in these patients. The present study was done to find the association of microalbuminuria with intimal medial thickness of the superficial femoral artery in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Methods: The study included two groups of 100 individuals each. Group 1 having type 2 diabetes mellitus and group 2 non-diabetic control persons. Statistical analysis was done by standard statistical methods. It revealed significant association of microalbuminuria with intimal medial thickness of superficial femoral artery in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Results: Mean age of group 1(diabetic) was 50.73+SD8.48 years. Mean age of group 2(non-diabetic) was 49.57+SD 7.677 years. Majority of patients were in age group 40-50 years in both group 1 and group 2. Mean microalbuminuria in group 1 (diabetic), was 214.74+71.174 and that in group 2 (non diabetic), was 41.500+23.837. Difference in mean microalbuminuria, in both groups was highly significant (p<0.001). Mean intimal media thickness (IMT) of superficial femoral artery( SFA) in group 1 (diabetic), patients was 0.0836+0.0167 cm and that of group 2 (non diabetic), was 0.059 + 0.00464 cm. Difference in mean IMT of SFA, in both groups was highly significant(p<0.001). Conclusion: There is highly significant correlation between microalbuminuria and intimal-medial thickness (IMT) of superficial femoral artery (SFA) in type 2 diabetes mellitus.