The association between ankle-brachial index and quality of life in chronic hemodialysis patients.
Angiology
; 61(6): 537-40, 2010 Aug.
Article
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| ID: mdl-20529978
ABSTRACT
Ankle-brachial index (ABI) is an important indicator of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and PAD has a negative impact on quality of life (QOL). However, the correlation between ABI and QOL is unknown among chronic hemodialysis patients. Ankle-brachial index was measured, and WHOQOL-BRIEF (TW) questionnaire was completed. The association between ABI and QOL was analyzed using linear regression. A total of 54 chronic hemodialysis patients (mean age of 56.2 +/- 14.6 years) were included. Ankle-brachial index was positively associated with QOL (r = .448, P = .001). The QOL scores were 3.1 +/- 2.9 and 2.6 +/- 0.4 for 37 patients with an ABI more than 0.9 and 17 patients with an ABI less than 0.9 or more than 1.3 (p < .001). In linear regression, only ABI was significantly associated with QOL scores with a beta of .448 (95% CI 0.443 to 1.55, P = .001). Ankle-brachial index is positively correlated to QOL among chronic hemodialysis patients.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Qualidade de Vida
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Diálise Renal
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Doenças Vasculares Periféricas
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Índice Tornozelo-Braço
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Angiology
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Taiwan