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Impact of Body Mass Index on the Association of Ankle-Brachial Index With All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality
- Source :
- Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes, Vol 3, Iss 4, Pp 409-417 (2019)
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- Elsevier, 2019.
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Abstract
- 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
- Subjects :
- Medicine (General)
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 25424548
- Volume :
- 3
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.b23c5c5fcb654550b4df028f3ddc0f18
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mayocpiqo.2019.08.006