The prevalence of peripheral arterial disease in diabetic subjects in south-west Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorOyelade, Bolaji O.
dc.contributor.authorOlaOlorun, Akintayo D.
dc.contributor.authorOdeigah, Louis O.
dc.contributor.authorAmole, Isaac O.
dc.contributor.authorAdediran, Olufemi S.
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-16T12:01:19Z
dc.date.available2021-12-16T12:01:19Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractBackground: Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is rarely sought for and generally underdiagnosed even in diabetics in developing countries like Nigeria. PAD is easily detected and diagnosed by the ankle-brachial index, a simple and reliable test. Objectives: To determine the prevalence of PAD in diabetic subjects aged 50–89 years and the value of ankle-brachial index measurement in the detection of PAD. Method: A cross-sectional descriptive study of 219 diabetic subjects aged 50–89 years was carried out. The participants were administered a pre-tested questionnaire and measurement of ankle-brachial index (ABI) was done. The ankle-brachial index < 0.90 was considered equivalent to peripheral arterial disease. Results: The overall prevalence of PAD was 52.5%. The prevalence of symptomatic PAD was 28.7% whilst that of asymptomatic PAD was 71.3%. There were a number of associations with PAD which included, age (p < 0.05), sex (p < 0.05), and marital status (p < 0.05). The use of the ankle-brachial index in the detection of PAD was clearly more reliable than the clinical methods like history of intermittent claudication and absence or presence of pedal pulses. Conclusion: The prevalence of PAD is relatively high in diabetic subjects in the southwestern region of Nigeria. Notable is the fact that a higher proportion was asymptomatic. Also the use of ABI is of great value in the detection of PAD as evidenced by a clearly more objective assessment of PAD compared to both intermittent claudication and absent pedal pulses.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/20.500.12484/7216
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAfrican Journal of Primary Health Care Fam Med.en_US
dc.subjectprevalenceen_US
dc.subjectperipheral arterial diseaseen_US
dc.subjectdiabetic subjectsen_US
dc.subjectsouth-west Nigeriaen_US
dc.titleThe prevalence of peripheral arterial disease in diabetic subjects in south-west Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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