The relationship between microalbuminuria and atherosclerotic vascular disease in type 2 diabetes / 中国糖尿病杂志

Objective To investigate the associations between microalbuminuria and early atherosclerosis in type 2 diabetes.Methods We measured the combined intima-media thickness (IMT) of the common carotid arteries and the inner diameter (ID) of tibia artery with high resolution ultrasound in 30 type 2 diabetic patients,and compared with 13 age-matched non-diabetics as control.The diabetic patients were subgrouped into DM-A subjects whose urinary albumin excretion were normal,and DM-B subjects who were with microalbuminuria,and DM-C subjects who with macroalbuminuria.Results The results showed that the IMT values were greater in diabetic patients than in control subjects (0.65 ?0.12 mm vs 0.48?0.06mm, P