Increased Arterial Stiffness in Europeans and African Caribbeans With Type 2 Diabetes Cannot be Accounted for by Conventional Cardiovascular Risk Factors

Abstract

Elastic arteries are stiffer in diabetes independent of traditional risk factors. African Caribbeans with diabetes have increased stiffness compared to Europeans, predominantly accounted for by blood pressure differences. Muscular arteries respond differently to diabetes in the two ethnic groups, which may reflect differences in remodeling.