Impact of Body Mass Index on the Association of Ankle-Brachial Index With All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality: Results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Autor: Mohammad-Ali, Jazayeri, Salman, Waheed, Zubair, Shah, Deepak, Parashara, Kamal, Gupta
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes
ISSN: 2542-4548
Popis: Objective To assess the influence of body-mass index (BMI) on the association of ankle-brachial index (ABI) with mortality. Patients and Methods We conducted a prospective study of National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey participants enrolled from January 1, 1999 to December 31, 2002 with BMI and ABI data available. ABI categories were 1.3 (high). BMI categories were
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