Risk factors for @entity1897 in XXXX .

@entity2175 @entity1 @entity6 @entity1674 @entity1897 @entity13309 @entity165
@entity1897 ( @entity1897 ) is a frequent complication of longstanding @entity6 . Nevertheless uncertainty exists on defining risk factors (RF) for @entity1897 in @entity6 . In order to elucidate this matter, at an early stage of the vascular complication, 54 non insulin dependent @entity6 ( @entity2175 ) @entity1 , males, age range 40-59 years, without clinical signs of @entity1897 , were investigated by digital pulse plethysmography, measuring the inclination time (IT) of the pulse wave. A significant correlation was found between systolic blood pressure (BP) or fasting serum @entity165 (FSC) and IT (r = .28 p less than .05 and r = .34 p less than .05). IT was significantly higher in insulin treated @entity1 compared with those on oral hypoglycemic treatment (154 +/- 41 msec; 122 +/- 25 msec; p less than .05) ( @entity13309 ). No significant effect on IT was induced by body weight, diastolic BP, serum @entity1674 . A positive correlation was found between the number of RF (FSC greater than or equal to 220 mg/dl; systolic BP greater than or equal to 160 mmHg; insulin treatment) in each @entity1 and IT (r = .55 p less than .001). In the absence of RF, IT was similar to that in non @entity6 , normocholesterolemic, normotensive @entity1 of the same age (119 +/- 27; 116 +/- 15). FSC, systolic BP and insulin treatment are major RF for @entity1897 in male @entity2175 @entity1 . The condition is worsened by the simultaneous presence of two or more RF together.
