CLINICO-DIAGNOSTIC VALUE OF STUDYING OF THE INTIMA-MEDIA COMPLEX AND THE LEVEL OF MOLECULES OF ADHESION sICAM-1 AND sVCAM-1 IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETES MELLITUS TYPE 2 AND HYPOTHYROIDISM
127 patients (27 male and 100 female) with diabetes mellitus of the second type and hypothyroidism at the age of 45-60 (the average age is 53,45+5,92 years) were examined with aim of studying the dependence between the thickness of intima-media complex of the common carotid artery and the level of expression of soluble adhesion molecules sICAM-1 and sVCAM-1. Statistically reliable correlation between the thickness of intima-media complex of the common carotid artery and the level of adhesion molecules sICAM-1 and sVCAM-1 (p<0,05) was investigated. The obtained results showed that the risk of cardio-vascular diseases to be high for patients with diabetes mellitus of the second type and hypothyroidism. The results contributed to timely usage of active preventive measures against atherosclerosis.