Open AccessParadoxical high augmentation index in females with diabetes mellitus
Author(s) -
Nishizaki Yuji,
Mizuno Atsushi,
Miyauchi Katsumi,
Okazaki Shinya,
Yamazoe Masahiro,
Komatsu Ikki,
Asano Taku,
Konishi Hirokazu,
Naito Ryo,
Tamura Hiroshi,
Mitsuhashi Hirotsugu,
Nishi Yutaro,
Niwa Koichiro,
Daida Hiroyuki
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of general and family medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2189-7948
DOI - 10.1002/jgf2.41
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , diabetes mellitus , confidence interval , logistic regression , observational study , multivariate analysis , type 2 diabetes mellitus , coronary angiography , endocrinology , myocardial infarction
The relationship between diabetes mellitus ( DM ) and augmentation index ( AI x) remains unclear. We conducted an observational cross‐sectional study. Subjects were patients who underwent coronary angiography. We examined the relationship between high AI x and several factors. The total number of diabetic patients was 144, and median AI x was 0.256. In diabetic patients, the significant relationship between female gender and high AI x (median cut‐off value, ≥0.256) was found by the multivariate logistic analysis (adjusted odds ratio = 2.888; 95% confidence interval: 1.032‐8.081). The significant relationship between female gender and high AI x was found in patients with DM .