Syed Abdullah Mazhar, Tayyaba Gul Malik, Aalia Ali, Hina Nadeem.
Correlation of Ankle-Brachial Index with Diabetic Retinopathy in patients of Type 2 Diabetes.
Pak J Ophthalmol Jan ;35(4):276-80.

Objectives: To find out a relationship of diabetic retinopathy with ankle-brachial (ABI) in patients of type 2 diabetes. Material and Methods It was a cross-sectional observational study carried out in Arif Memorial Teaching hospital and Rashid Latif Medical College from January 2019 to June 2019. 120 patients were selected by purposive convenient sampling from outpatient department of Arif Memorial Teaching hospital. After clinical history, complete ocular examination was performed. Random blood sugar levels were measured using Glucometer. Ankle-brachial index was calculated by dividing the systolic pressure at ankle by the systolic blood pressure at arm. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS 25. Independent sample t test and chi square tests were used to find out the significance of the results.

PakMediNet -Pakistan's largest Database of Pakistani Medical Journals - http://www.pakmedinet.com