%0 Journal Article
%T Ankle-brachial index and eicosapentaenoic acid/arachidonic acid ratio in smokers with type 2 diabetes mellitus
%A Kazuhiko Kotani
%A Kenta Okada
%A Shun Ishibashi
%J Archive of "Tobacco Induced Diseases".
%D 2016
%R 10.1186/s12971-016-0068-9
%X The ankle-brachial index (ABI) is an indicator of peripheral arterial damage and a low (ABI£¿¡Ü£¿1.0) or borderline (ABI£¿=£¿1.00¨C1.09) value is associated with risk of cardiovascular disease events. A low ratio of serum eicosapentaenoic acid to arachidonic acid (EPA/AA) is also a risk factor for cardiovascular disease events. This study examined associations between the ABI and the EPA/AA ratio in smokers and non-smokers with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)
%K Arachidonic acid
%K Eicosapentaenoic acid
%K Peripheral arterial disease
%K Smoking
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4731969/