Abstract

Background: Lower limb artery disease is a condition of the abdominal aorta and the lower extremities in which the lumen of the artery is narrowed or completely blocked, causing decreased perfusion of the muscles and it’s posterior parts. As a result of the disease causes dysfunction, nourishing anemia and eventually ulceration, necrosis and amputation, the patient becomes disabled, a burden on the family and society. Diabetes is a major risk factor for lower extremity artery disease. Objectives: To comment on clinical, subclinical features, and risk factors related to lower extremity artery disease of 50% or more of arterial diameter on vascular Doppler ultrasound in type 2 diabetic patients. Methods: Cross-sectional, retrospective and prospective descriptive studies including 44 patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes with narrowed lower limb artery disease of 50% or more of the diameter on vascular Doppler ultrasound. Results: The mean age was 71.14 ± 11.44, the male / female ratio was 3.4 / 1. The most common symptom of muscle function is pain in the way of recovery, accounting for 45.5%, the most common physical symptom is cold feet, accounting for 54.5%. On Vascular Doppler ultrasound, the most common one is the stenosis of the arteries, accounting for the highest proportion of 77.27%, the lower knee accounts for 63.64%. The differences were statistically significant between the smokers and the non-smokers, between the BMI ≥ 23 kg / m2 and the BMI <23 kg / m2; between CRPhs ≥ 0.5 mg / dl and CRPhs <0.5 mg / dl, p <0.05.