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

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
Subjects:
Doença arterial periférica
Diabetes Melito
complicações do diabetes
qualidade de vida
composição corporal
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-54492015000100046&lng=en&tlng=en

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