Title | Lifetime Risk of Lower-Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease Defined by Ankle-Brachial Index in the United States. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2019 |
Authors | Matsushita K, Sang Y, Ning H, Ballew SH, Chow EK, Grams ME, Selvin E, Allison M, Criqui M, Coresh JJ, Lloyd-Jones DM |
Secondary Authors | Wilkins JT |
Journal | J Am Heart Assoc |
Volume | 8 |
Issue | 18 |
Pagination | e012177 |
Date Published | 2019 09 17 |
ISSN | 2047-9980 |
Keywords | Adolescent, Adult, African Americans, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Ankle Brachial Index, Child, Child, Preschool, Diabetes Mellitus, European Continental Ancestry Group, Female, Hispanic Americans, Humans, Incidence, Infant, Lower Extremity, Male, Middle Aged, Peripheral Arterial Disease, Prevalence, Smoking, United States, Young Adult |
Abstract | Background There are no available lifetime risk estimates of lower-extremity peripheral artery disease (PAD). Methods and Results Using data from 6 US community-based cohorts and the vital statistics, we estimated the prevalence and incidence of PAD, defined as an ankle-brachial index |
DOI | 10.1161/JAHA.119.012177 |
Alternate Journal | J Am Heart Assoc |
PubMed ID | 31500474 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC6818002 |
Grant List | R21 HL085375 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States |