The ankle-brachial index of type 2 diabetes / 国际中医中药杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To study the ankle-brachial index of the diabetic gangrene. Methods ABI of the sixty cases with type 2 diabetes were measured. The results were divided into four groups normal, gently abnormal moderate abnormal severely abnormal group. Results 30 cases were normal, occupying 50% (P＞0.05), gently and moderate abnormal attained 5 cases (8.33%) and 4 cases (6.67%) respectively, and the rests 21cases were severely abnormal, occupying 35% (P＞0.05).Conclusion The normal ABI was not always indicating type 2 diabetes without the gangrene or tendency.