Abstract
The expansibility of arterial wall in diabetics treated over one year was measured by determining the pulse wave velocity from the origin of the aorta to the radial artery at the wrist and evaluated in relation to the fasting serum triglyceride levels. A good negative correlation between the expansibility of arterial wall and the serum triglyceride levels was found in both well- and poorly controlled diabetics. A similar correlation was also found with the total serum cholesterol levels only in well-controlled diabetics. These findings indicate a close relationship of serum triglycerides and serum cholesterol to the degree of arteriosclerosis in the examined arterial region.
