BACKGROUND: The DM2 is a rapidly growing public health problem, which affects about 2-5% of the general population. Diabetic patients are 2 to 4 times more likely to have a cardiovascular disease. Therefore, different CV risk scores have been established, as the Framingham and UKPDS risk scores. There are other ways to establish the CV risk, such as the ABI, which is a very useful tool that identifies the presence of PAD. This one increases the CV risk in diabetic patients and general population. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study is to identify the association between the Cardiovascular Risk categories and Ankle Brachial Index (ABI) results in Diabetes Mellitus type 2 (DM2) patients. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional study with 151 patients with DM2, selected by continuity, in the Peruvian Health Social Security System (ESSALUD). It is defined as normal ABI values between 0.9-1.4 a...