Anthropometric measurements as a determinant and predictor of peripheral vascular disease in cohort of diabetic patients

ABSTRACT

Background: Diabetes leads to a dysmetabolic state in the body. A cluster of bio chemical and anthropometeric factors have been found to cause pro inflammatory state in vascuIar endothetium. The role of anthropomeric measures in development of atherosclerosis in patients with cardiovascular disease has been extensively studied. The aim of this study is to assess the influence of these factors in peripherai vascular disease