Functional Walking Capacity as a Screening Indicator for Peripheral Arterial Disease in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Development of a Clinical Risk Equation
Busaba Chuatrakoon, Sothida Nantakool, Nipawan Waisayanand, Termpong Reanpang, Lalisa Wanichsuksombat, Supatcha Konghakote, Khun Phisitbuntoon, Nichakorn Jaiin, Surangsiri Rattanaphan · 2026
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Busaba Chuatrakoon and colleagues test whether a simple walking test can flag artery disease in people with type 2 diabetes, in a 2026 study. Blocked leg arteries are common in diabetes and cause much disability, while the standard ankle pressure test is not always handy. Two hundred twenty-three clinic patients took a shuttle walk test and had artery checks at ankle and toe.
Patients who walked 215 metres or less on the shuttle test had about double the odds of artery disease. A risk equation built from the results sorted patients fairly, though far from perfectly. The authors offer it as a first-pass screen where pressure testing is hard, and call for outside checks before any clinic adopts it.
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| CREATOR | Busaba Chuatrakoon, Sothida Nantakool, Nipawan Waisayanand, Termpong Reanpang, Lalisa Wanichsuksombat, Supatcha Konghakote, Khun Phisitbuntoon, Nichakorn Jaiin, Surangsiri Rattanaphan |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 29 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |