SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC AND ANTROPOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS OF PATIENTS WITH PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE- A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY
Stojka DOKUZOVA, Nevenka VELICKOVA, Martina Gjorgjievska KAMCEVA
Abstract
Introduction:Peripheral arterial disease is twice often in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus compared to general population and it usually occurs as a part of systemic atherosclerosis in the coronary and cerebral arteries. Patients with T2DM and PAD shared distinct sociodemographic and antropometric profiles marked by older age, long standing hypergicemia and central obesity.
Materials and methods:The obtained data are processed using the Python programming language, through appropriate libraries for statistical analysis and data processing.The basic sociodemographic and antropometric characteristics of the examined sample included a total of 230 subjects with peripheral arterial disease, of which 200 patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 and 30 patients without diabetes mellitus type 2. Age, sex, body mass index and BMI categories were analyzed. For age and BMI, the aritmetic mean, standard deviation, median, interquartile range, minimum and maximum value were calculated, while gender and BMI categories were shown with frequencies and percentages.
Results:The average age of the responders is 64,44 years with a standard deviation of 10,66 years. The median age is 65 years, and the interquartile range is from 58,25 to 72 years.
In terms of gender the sample included 120 women, representing 52,2% of the total number of patients and 110 men,i.e.47,8%. The average value of the body mass index is 28,96 kg/m2 with a a standard deviation of 4,54 kg/m2. According to the BMI categories, the largest part of the patients is in the overweight category with a BMI of 25-30 kg/m2.
Aim: Evaluating sociodemographic and antropometric profiles of patients with PAD with particular emphasis on age, sex, BMI and BMI categories with T2DM and to compare with patients without diabetes mellitus helps identify high risk individuals and may provide useful information for prevention and management strategies.
Conclusion:The middle-aged and older population is the main representation of peripheral arterial disease, which is expected given the nature of peripheral arterial disease, the distribution according to gender is relatively even with a slightly higher representation in women, the average patient falls in the category of overweight or obesity, which represents a significant cardiometabolic risk factor in the context of peripheral arterial disease and diabetes mellitus type 2.
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