From: The ankle brachial index in people with and without diabetes: intra-tester reliability
Diabetes (n = 40) | No diabetes (n = 45) | Between group differences | |
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Males n (%) | 20 (50) | 20 (44) | 0.79 |
Females n (%) | 20 (50) | 25 (55) | |
Age range (years) | 50–81 | 65–94 | |
Mean age (years) | 68.0 | 76.3 | 0.001 |
Mean body mass index | 33.9 | 29.4 | 0.001 |
Smoking history n (%) | 16 (40) | 15 (33) | 0.94 |
Mean diabetes duration (years) | 8.1 | ||
Oral hypoglycaemics n (%) | 31 (78) | ||
Insulin n (%) | 14 (35) | ||
Neuropathy n (%) | 14 (35) | ||
Mean ankle pressure 1 mmHg (SD) | 129.9 (15.5) | 132.7 (11.8) | 0.22 |
Mean ankle pressure 2 mmHg (SD) | 132.5 (16.1) | 127 (12.6) | 0.65 |
Mean brachial pressure 1 mmHg (SD) | 123.6 (11.4) | 130.9 | 0.22 |
Mean brachial pressure 2 mmHg (SD) | 124.7 (11) | 129.5 | 0.10 |
Mean ABI test 1 mmHg (SD) | 1.06 (0.13) | 1.04 | 0.34 |
Mean ABI test 2 mmHg (SD | 1.06 (0.11) | 1.04 | 0.67 |
Mean ABI ≤0.90 in both assessments | N = 3 | N = 5 |