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Impact of Body Mass Index on the Association of Ankle-Brachial Index With All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality

Authors :
Mohammad-Ali Jazayeri, MD
Salman Waheed, MD, MPH, MHS
Zubair Shah, MD
Deepak Parashara, MD
Kamal Gupta, MD
Source :
Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes, Vol 3, Iss 4, Pp 409-417 (2019)
Publication Year :
2019
Publisher :
Elsevier, 2019.

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

Subjects :
Medicine (General)
R5-920

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