Diabetes mellitus and intermittent claudication: a cross-sectional study of 920 claudicants

摘要

Introduction Diabetes mellitus (DM) and intermittent claudication (IC) are frequently associated health conditions. Our hypothesis is that the nature, severity and quality of life (QoL) of patients with IC and DM are worse than those of claudicant patients without diabetes. Material and methods An observational, cross-sectional and multicentre study of 920 patients with IC, divided into two groups: diabetic (n?=?477) and non-diabetic (n?=?443). For each group, we examined clinical and biological characteristics (including levels of glucose and lipids), the ankle-brachial index (ABI), responses to the Walking Impairment Questionnaire (WIQ) and the European Quality of Life-5 Dimensions (EQ-5D) questionnaire. Results Compared with claudicant patients without diabetes, claudicants with diabetes were older (p?