[Risk factors of vascular complications in lower limbs in diabetic patients].

Background And Objective: To evaluate the risk factors of complications in lower limbs in diabetic patients.

Patients And Methods: We evaluated 270 patients with diabetes followed in Hospital la Paz from 2000 to 2008.We measured the ankle-brachial index (ABI), toe-brachial index (TBII), and toe blood pressure (BP).

[Peripheral arterial disease in diabetic patients: utility of the toe-brachial index].

Background And Objective: To evaluate the influence of peripheral neuropathy, autonomic neuropathy and arterial wall calcification on the concordance of ankle-brachial index (ABI) and toe-brachial index (TBI) in diabetic patients.

Patients And Method: We evaluated in 221 diabetic patients (73.8% type 2; 66.