To investigate whether height is associated with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in patients with type 2 diabetes.This was an observational study performed in 4,528 Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes. Anthropometric measures and the ankle-brachial index (ABI) were performed on each subject. PAD was defined as those patients with a history of revascularization or amputation due to ischemia, or an ABI <0.9.A total of 23.3
作者：Xiuli, Fu；Shi, Zhao；Hong, Mao；Zhongjing, Wang；Lin, Zhou
来源：Journal of endocrinological investigation 2015 年 38卷 1期
