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| Year : 2014 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 418-419 |
Authors' reply
AF Erkan, B Ekici, GG Demir, HF Töre
Department of Cardiology, Ufuk University, Ankara, Turkey
| Date of Web Publication | 5-Nov-2014 |
Correspondence Address:
Dr. B Ekici
Department of Cardiology, Ufuk University, Ankara
Turkey
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
How to cite this article:
Erkan A F, Ekici B, Demir G G, Töre H F. Authors' reply. J Postgrad Med 2014;60:418-9 |
Sir
We agree with Lohiya RV that diabetes may affect the Duke treadmill score (DTS), and diabetics may have a misleadingly low-risk DTS for any given coronary artery disease burden. [1] Nevertheless, it does not seem probable with our study. There is only a numerical difference between Group I (moderate to high risk DTS) and Group II (low risk DTS) in terms of diabetes, and this difference is not statistically significant (P = 0.399). Furthermore, after adjustment for the presence of diabetes, the relationship of HDL cholesterol with DTS maintained its significance (r = 0.223, P = 0.030). In conclusion, the presence of diabetes should always be taken into account when interpreting the DTS.
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| 1. | Lohiya RV. Duke's treadmill score in diabetics-does it really matter? J Postgrad Med 2014;60:418.   |
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