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Does crossing the legs decrease arterial pressure in diabetic patients with peripheral vascular disease?

M E Levin1, G A Sicard, D S Baumann

  • 1Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63017.

Diabetes Care
|October 1, 1993
PubMed
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Crossing legs at the knee and ankle does not significantly lower peripheral arterial pressures in diabetic patients with peripheral vascular disease. Pressures remained higher than supine measurements even with slight decreases.

Area of Science:

  • Vascular Medicine
  • Diabetology
  • Peripheral Artery Disease

Background:

  • Peripheral vascular disease (PVD) is a common complication of diabetes.
  • Assessing factors that may affect lower extremity arterial pressures is crucial for managing PVD.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of leg crossing at the knee and ankle on peripheral arterial pressures.
  • To determine if leg crossing affects arterial pressures differently in diabetic patients with PVD compared to controls.

Main Methods:

  • A prospective study involving diabetic patients with PVD and healthy controls.
  • Peripheral arterial pressures (ankle-arm index, digital-arm index) were measured in supine and sitting positions, before and after leg crossing.

Main Results:

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  • Leg crossing did not cause a significant decrease in peripheral arterial pressures in most patients.
  • In one patient, leg crossing increased pressures compared to the uncrossed sitting position.
  • Control subjects showed no change in pressures with leg crossing.

Conclusions:

  • Crossing legs at the knee and ankle does not significantly reduce peripheral arterial pressures in diabetic patients with PVD.
  • This posture does not appear to pose a risk for further compromising arterial blood flow in this population.