| Autor: |
Kuipers, Allison, Cvejkus, Ryan, Barinas-Mitchell, Emma, Feitosa, Mary, Murabito, Joanne, Zmuda, Joseph |
| Rok vydání: |
2021 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Innovation in Aging |
| ISSN: |
2399-5300 |
| DOI: |
10.1093/geroni/igab046.209 |
| Popis: |
Atherosclerotic occlusion of peripheral arteries is a major contributor to morbidity and mortality in older adults. Our aim was to describe the epidemiology of peripheral artery disease (PAD) and other peripheral vascular disease (OPD) in the LLFS. 3248 individuals from 509 families (1182 probands, mean age 89; 2066 offspring, mean age 60) had doppler ankle-brachial index (ABI) assessment. Measures were performed twice for each posterior tibial artery and minimum of the mean ABI was used. PAD was defined as any ABI1.4 or ≥1 non-compressible artery. Stepwise linear or logistic regression determined significant independent clinical and demographic predictors (P |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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