Cardiometabolic risk factors and electrocardiogram results in type 2 diabetes patients with or without non-infected foot ulcers: A comparative study

BACKGROUND: Numerous investigations have demonstrated that type-2 diabetes (T2D) causes electrocardiographic alterations, whether or not there are microvascular or macrovascular problems.AIM: With respect to glycemic control and the accompanying cardio-metabolic risk factors, the goal of this study...

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Main Authors: M.S.M. Al-Nimer, R. Ratha
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Published: Endocrinology Research Centre 2023-02-01
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description BACKGROUND: Numerous investigations have demonstrated that type-2 diabetes (T2D) causes electrocardiographic alterations, whether or not there are microvascular or macrovascular problems.AIM: With respect to glycemic control and the accompanying cardio-metabolic risk factors, the goal of this study was to demonstrate the variations in electrocardiogram records between T2D patients with non-infected diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) and those without ulcers.METHODS: This study was performed in the Shar Teaching Hospital in the Sulaimani Governorate-Iraq from July 2018 to June 2019. 167 participants were grouped into Group I (T2D, n=72); Group II (T2D with non-infected diabetic foot ulcers, n=65) and Group III (healthy subjects, n= 30). Blood pressure, electrocardiography, and anthropometric measurements were taken. Fasting serum glucose and lipid profiles were assessed as part of laboratory tests.RESULTS: Group II patients significantly differed from Group I by having lower diastolic blood pressure, a higher pulse pressure index, and a higher fasting serum glucose. The Group I patients had a significantly higher heart rate, a shortening of TQ-interval and widening of QRS dispersion. Group II patients had a significantly shorter TQ-interval compared with the corresponding value of Group I patients (523.6±136.4ms versus 579.2±110.0ms, respectively). These changes in the electrocardiograms are not related to the cardiometabolic risk factors.CONCLUSION: In the non-infected diabetic foot, the TQ-interval, a measure of ventricular repolarization impairment, is much shorter and is linked to a broad pulse pressure. According to this finding, the electrocardiographic abnormalities are a result of cardiovascular autonomic dysfunction.
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spelling doaj-art-27bcbec578aa4904bd0e6989ac1a522a2025-08-20T03:09:03ZengEndocrinology Research CentreСахарный диабет2072-03512072-03782023-02-01261495410.14341/DM1294811003Cardiometabolic risk factors and electrocardiogram results in type 2 diabetes patients with or without non-infected foot ulcers: A comparative studyM.S.M. Al-Nimer0R. Ratha1University of Diyala; Al-Kut University CollegeCollege of Pharmacy, University of Sulaimani; Qaiwan International UniversityBACKGROUND: Numerous investigations have demonstrated that type-2 diabetes (T2D) causes electrocardiographic alterations, whether or not there are microvascular or macrovascular problems.AIM: With respect to glycemic control and the accompanying cardio-metabolic risk factors, the goal of this study was to demonstrate the variations in electrocardiogram records between T2D patients with non-infected diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) and those without ulcers.METHODS: This study was performed in the Shar Teaching Hospital in the Sulaimani Governorate-Iraq from July 2018 to June 2019. 167 participants were grouped into Group I (T2D, n=72); Group II (T2D with non-infected diabetic foot ulcers, n=65) and Group III (healthy subjects, n= 30). Blood pressure, electrocardiography, and anthropometric measurements were taken. Fasting serum glucose and lipid profiles were assessed as part of laboratory tests.RESULTS: Group II patients significantly differed from Group I by having lower diastolic blood pressure, a higher pulse pressure index, and a higher fasting serum glucose. The Group I patients had a significantly higher heart rate, a shortening of TQ-interval and widening of QRS dispersion. Group II patients had a significantly shorter TQ-interval compared with the corresponding value of Group I patients (523.6±136.4ms versus 579.2±110.0ms, respectively). These changes in the electrocardiograms are not related to the cardiometabolic risk factors.CONCLUSION: In the non-infected diabetic foot, the TQ-interval, a measure of ventricular repolarization impairment, is much shorter and is linked to a broad pulse pressure. According to this finding, the electrocardiographic abnormalities are a result of cardiovascular autonomic dysfunction.https://www.dia-endojournals.ru/jour/article/view/12948type 2 diabetes mellitusdiabetic foot ulcerselectrocardiographcardiometabolic risk factorsshortening tq-intervalpulse pressure index
spellingShingle M.S.M. Al-Nimer
R. Ratha
Cardiometabolic risk factors and electrocardiogram results in type 2 diabetes patients with or without non-infected foot ulcers: A comparative study
Сахарный диабет
type 2 diabetes mellitus
diabetic foot ulcers
electrocardiograph
cardiometabolic risk factors
shortening tq-interval
pulse pressure index
title Cardiometabolic risk factors and electrocardiogram results in type 2 diabetes patients with or without non-infected foot ulcers: A comparative study
title_full Cardiometabolic risk factors and electrocardiogram results in type 2 diabetes patients with or without non-infected foot ulcers: A comparative study
title_fullStr Cardiometabolic risk factors and electrocardiogram results in type 2 diabetes patients with or without non-infected foot ulcers: A comparative study
title_full_unstemmed Cardiometabolic risk factors and electrocardiogram results in type 2 diabetes patients with or without non-infected foot ulcers: A comparative study
title_short Cardiometabolic risk factors and electrocardiogram results in type 2 diabetes patients with or without non-infected foot ulcers: A comparative study
title_sort cardiometabolic risk factors and electrocardiogram results in type 2 diabetes patients with or without non infected foot ulcers a comparative study
topic type 2 diabetes mellitus
diabetic foot ulcers
electrocardiograph
cardiometabolic risk factors
shortening tq-interval
pulse pressure index
url https://www.dia-endojournals.ru/jour/article/view/12948
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