ArticleJournal of diabetes research2018
Arterial Stiffness Is Associated with Peripheral Sensory Neuropathy in Diabetes Patients in Ghana.
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- Association of arterial stiffness and neuropathy in diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open diabetes research & care · 2023Pooled it
- Prevalence of diabetic peripheral neuropathy in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC endocrine disorders · 2020Pooled it
- The cross-talk between arterial stiffness and microvascular complications in diabetes mellitus: a systematic review of the literature.Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders · 2025Review
- Diabetic peripheral neuropathy among adult type 2 diabetes patients in Adama, Ethiopia: health facility-based study.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Peripheral sensory neuropathy is associated with circulating angiopoietins in type 2 diabetes patients in Ghana.Journal of clinical & translational endocrinology · 2023Article
- Impact of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) Inhibitors on Arterial Stiffness and Vascular Aging-What Do We Know So Far? (A Narrative Review).Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- The Role of SGLT2 Inhibitors in Vascular Aging.Aging and disease · 2021Review
- Profiling immuno-metabolic mediators of vitamin B12 deficiency among metformin-treated type 2 diabetic patients in Ghana.PloS one · 2021Observational
- Associations of Small Fiber Neuropathy with Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index and Arterial Stiffness in Hemodialysis.Disease markers · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectivePeripheral sensory neuropathy (PSN) is among microvascular complications of diabetes that make patients prone to ulceration and amputation. Arterial stiffness is a predictor of cardiovascular diseases and microvascular complications associated with diabetes. We investigated the association between PSN and arterial stiffness, measured as aortic pulse wave velocity (PWVao) and cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI).
methodIn a case-control design, arterial stiffness was measured in 240 diabetes patients and 110 nondiabetic control. Large-fibre nerve function was assessed by vibration perception threshold (VPT) using a neurothesiometer. PSN was defined as the VPT > 97.5th percentile from age- and gender-adjusted models in nondiabetic controls.
resultsThe overall prevalence of PSN was 16.6% in the entire study participants. Compared to non-PSN participants, PSN patients had higher levels of PWVao (9.5 ± 1.7 versus 8.7 ± 1.2 m/s,
conclusionPWVao and CAVI were associated with VPT and PSN in diabetes patients in Ghana. Patients having PSN have increased odds of CAVI, independent of other conventional risk factors.
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