LI Xian-kai,HAN Yang,XU Da-chun,et al.Association between ankle brachial index and mortality in patients with peripheral arterial disease[J].Journal of Tongji University(Medical Science),2015,36(2):74-80. [点击复制]
Association between ankle brachial index and mortality in patients with peripheral arterial disease
LI Xian-kai,HAN Yang,XU Da-chun,CHEN Wei,LI Jue,XU Ya-wei
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the association between ankle brachial index (ABI) and mortality of patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD). MethodsPatients aged over 35 years with at least two atherosclerotic risk factors (hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes and smoking) were consecutively enrolled from the hospitals in Shanghai and Beijing between July 2004 and Jane 2005. ABI was measured and questionnaire survey was conducted for the baseline characteristics of patients. The participants were followed up till February 2008 or deceased. ResultsA total of 3732 inpatients were enrolled, including 969 cases of PAD with a prevalence rate of 26.0%. Total 3210 eligible patients were divided into 4 groups according to ABI value:≤0.4 group (n=69), 0.41-0.90 group (n=750), 0.91-0.99 group (n=455) and 1.00-1.40 group (n=1936). Kaplan-Meier analysis showed the survival was aggravated as ABI decreased; Cox regression analysis showed that using 1.0-1.40 group as reference, the risks of all-cause mortality and of cardiovascular mortality in ABI≤0.4 group were 3.11 times (95% CI:1.94-4.98) and 4.79 times (95% CI:2.74-8.39), respectively; those of 0.41-0.90 group were 1.53 times (95% CI:1.20-1.96) and 2.03 times (95% CI:1.48-2.79), respectively. ConclusionAnkle brachial index is an independent risk factor for all-cause mortality and cardiovascular mortality in patients with peripheral arterial disease.