Ankle-brachial index and mortality in a cohort of questionnaire recorded leg pain on walking.
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg
; 24(5): 405-10, 2002 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-12435339
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To study the association between the ankle-brachial pressure index (ABPI), premature death and the need for surgical treatment for lower limb ischaemia.DESIGN:
Population based cohort study.SUBJECTS:
Three hundred and fifty-three men and women, 50-89 years old, underwent a leg pain questionnaire and measurement of ABPI and was then followed for 10 years. OUTCOMEMEASURES:
All cause mortality, vascular procedures and major amputations.RESULTS:
A low ABPI was independently associated with premature all cause mortality in the multiple regression analysis, carrying a relative risk of 3.4 (95% confidence interval 2.0-5.9) and 2.1 (1.3-3.3) for ABPIs
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Braço
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Mortalidade
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Claudicação Intermitente
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Tornozelo
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg
Assunto da revista:
ANGIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2002
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Suécia