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Abstract

Background: Arterial stiffness (AS) is considered to be an age-related progressive and continuous process which is a shared consequence of various different diseases inclusive of diabetes mellitus (DM), hypertension, the metabolic syndrome and chronic kidney disease (CKD).The present study was carried out with an aim to assess AS in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus patients.
Material and methods: This cross sectional observational study was carried out from January 2022 to December 2022. A total of 250 samples were collected from all the patients attending General Medicine Department. All the patient microvascular complication was assessed by fundoscopy, presence of microalbumunuria and monofilament test. Statistical analysis was carried out using SPSS version 22.0.
Results: The mean age of the participants was 51.2 ± 8.5 years, with the majority (58.4%) ranging between the age group of 46–60 years. With an increasing duration of DM, the number of patients with aortic stiffness increased significantly. (p<0.001) Additionally, aortic stiffness was identified in the majority of individuals with microvascular complications.
Conclusion: Regular screening for AS is recommended for patients with DM and higher frequency of screening may be required in patients who are diabetic for a longer duration, old age and patients with micro vascular complications of DM.