The prevalence of peripheral arterial disease in diabetic subjects in south-west Nigeria
Afr. j. prim. health care fam. med. (Online)
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4(1): 1-6, 2012. ilus
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is rarely sought for and generally underdiagnosed even in diabetics in developing countries like Nigeria. PAD is easily detected and diagnosed by the ankle-brachial index; a simple and reliable test.Objectives:
To determine the prevalence of PAD in diabetic subjects aged 50-89 years and the value of ankle-brachial index measurement in the detection of PAD.Method:
A cross-sectional descriptive study of 219 diabetic subjects aged 50-89 years was carried out. The participants were administered a pre-tested questionnaire and measurement of ankle-brachial index (ABI) was done. The ankle-brachial index 0.90 was considered equivalent to peripheral arterial disease.Results:
The overall prevalence of PAD was 52.5. The prevalence of symptomatic PAD was 28.7whilst that of asymptomatic PAD was 71.3. There were a number of associations with PAD which included; age (p 0.05); sex (p 0.05); and marital status (p 0.05). The use of the ankle-brachial index in the detection of PAD was clearly more reliable than the clinical methods like history of intermittent claudication and absence or presence of pedal pulses.Conclusion:
The prevalence of PAD is relatively high in diabetic subjects in the southwestern region of Nigeria. Notable is the fact that a higher proportion was asymptomatic. Also the use of ABI is of great value in the detection of PAD as evidenced by a clearly more objective assessment of PAD compared to both intermittent claudication and absent pedal pulses
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AIM (Africa)
Main subject:
Aged
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Prevalence
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Diabetes Mellitus
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Peripheral Arterial Disease
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Nigeria
Type of study:
Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
English
Journal:
Afr. j. prim. health care fam. med. (Online)
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
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