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KMID : 1100920200410010061
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Korean Journal of Family Medicine
2020 Volume.41 No. 1 p.61 ~ p.67
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Detecting Peripheral Arterial Disease in Primary Care: A Population Based Study
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Vural Tolga
Tan Makbule Neslisah
Kartal Mehtap
Guldal Azize Dilek
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Abstract
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Background: Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) can progress silently without any clinical symptoms. Ankle-brachial index (ABI) is the recommended method used in primary care. We aimed to determine the prevalence of PAD and its related risk factors in primary care.
Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 250 participants aged ≥45 years were recruited randomly from the registered patients of family health center in a district of Izmir, Turkey. Patients’ demographic data, PAD symptoms, and PAD risk factors were obtained. The PAD group consisted of patients with ABI levels <0.9; the non-compressible artery (NCA) group consisted of patients with ABI levels >1.3.
Results: The prevalence of PAD was 17.6% (22.5% in women and 11.1% in men), while that of NCA was 15.2% (12.7% in women and 25.0% in men). About 27.3% and 54.5% of patients with PAD did not have claudication and problems with walking distance, respectively. Of the NCA patients, 15.8% had problems with walking distance and 39.5% had claudication. Regression analysis revealed two predictors of PAD (age ≥65 years: odds ratio [OR], 3.51; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.65?7.47; claudication: OR, 3.41; 95% CI, 1.58?7.39) and three predictors of NCA (age <65 years: OR, 2.55; 95% CI, 1.01?6.45; male sex: OR, 2.40; 95% CI, 1.10?5.25; triglyceride [TG] >200 mg/dL: OR, 4.11; 95% CI, 1.58?10.67).
Conclusion: PAD had a prevalence of 17.6% and was associated with age ≥65 years and claudication. NCA had a prevalence of 15.2% and was associated with age <65 years, TG >200 mg/dL, and male sex.
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KEYWORD
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Ankle Brachial Index, Peripheral Arterial Disease, Primary Health Care, Risk Factors
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