Open AccessVariability in Annual Fasting Glucose and the Risk of Peripheral Artery Disease in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus
Author(s) -
Yih Hsin Chang,
Liang-Yi Lee,
I-Te Lee
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.853
H-Index - 43
ISSN - 1178-7007
DOI - 10.2147/dmso.s330606
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , odds ratio , fasting glucose , risk factor , ankle , arterial disease , cardiology , peripheral , plasma glucose , type 2 diabetes mellitus , vascular disease , endocrinology , surgery , insulin resistance
High glucose concentrations and swings are associated with endothelial dysfunction. We examined the effects of variability in fasting plasma glucose on peripheral artery disease (PAD) in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM).