Abstract:Objective To investigate the relationship between the nutritional status and baPWV in elderly type 2 diabetic patients. Methods A total of 158 subjects were enrolled and divided into good nutrition group, risk of malnutrition group and malnutrition group by Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA). Brachial ankle pulse wave velocity and related biochemical indexes were measured. Results The baPWV in the elderly type 2 diabetic malnutrition group was significantly higher than that in the well-nourished group and the malnutrition risk group. With the decrease of nutritional status, the baPWV increased gradually. Pearson correlation analysis showed that baPWV was negatively correlated with MNA, hemoglobin, serum albumin, serum prealbumin and body mass index. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that only MNA and serum prealbumin were associated with increased baPWV. Conclusions The nutritional status of type 2 diabetes mellitus in the elderly is related to its baPWV levels, and atherosclerotic lesions are more serious in malnutrition patients.