Key result
Routine screening for peripheral artery disease using ankle-brachial index (ABI) significantly enhances early diagnosis and intervention in type 2 diabetes patients.
Assessment reveals high peripheral artery disease prevalence in type 2 diabetes patients, suggesting the need for early screening.
There is a high prevalence of peripheral artery disease among people with T2DM in Calabar. The use of ABI is of great value in the detection of PAD, as evidenced by a more objective assessment of PAD compared to intermittent claudication and reduced/absent pedal pulses. Routine screening of PLWDM for PAD using ABI would enhance early diagnosis and intervention.
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Enang et al. (2025) studied this question. Routine screening for peripheral artery disease using ankle-brachial index (ABI) significantly enhances early diagnosis and intervention in type 2 diabetes patients.