Identification of peripheral arterial disease in diabetic patients and its association with quality of life, physical activity and body composition

BACKGROUND: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a risk factor for peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Neither the prevalence of PAD in type 2 (T2) DM nor its detrimental effects on quality of life (QoL) or physical activity (PA) have been well described in the Brazilian population. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the...

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Main Authors: Ana Tereza do Nascimento Sales, Guilherme Augusto de Freitas Fregonezi, Ana Gabriela Câmara Batista Silva, Cibele Teresinha Dias Ribeiro, Mario Emílio Teixeira Dourado-Junior, André Gustavo Pires Sousa, Fernando Augusto Lavezzo Dias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Angiologia e de Cirurgia Vascular (SBACV) 2015-03-01
Series:Jornal Vascular Brasileiro
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-54492015000100046&lng=en&tlng=en