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KMID : 1190620160120010001
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Journal of the Korean Wound Care Society
2016 Volume.12 No. 1 p.1 ~ p.4
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Ankle Brachial Index for Risk Assessment of Peripheral Arterial Disease among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Preliminary Study
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Song Hyo-Jeong
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Abstract
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The prevalence of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is highly age-dependent. In addition, limb amputation, a frequent clinical complication of PAD, is common among individuals with diabetes. One diagnostic test, needed to detect peripheral arterial disease, atherosclerosis, is ankle brachial index (ABI), which is reliable and a valid technique. The purpose of this study was to identify ABI for risk assessment of PAD among community-dwelling older adults. This study was carried out from February to November in 2010. The subjects consisted of 92 elderly at the 6 Senior Centers located in two cities. The subjects, who consented to participating in the study, took ABI test using a multi vascular Doppler at the room allocated by the institutes. PAD was defined as an ABI ≤0.9 in either leg. The age of the participants ranged from 61 to 94. Of 92 participants, 13 (14.1%) had definite PAD. Results from the present study demonstrated a low prevalence of PAD among community-dwelling older adults.
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KEYWORD
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Ankle brachial index, Older adult
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