TY - JOUR
T1 - A low ankle brachial index is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease
T2 - The hisayama study
AU - Kojima, Iwao
AU - Ninomiya, Toshiharu
AU - Hata, Jun
AU - Fukuhara, Masayo
AU - Hirakawa, Yoichiro
AU - Mukai, Naoko
AU - Yoshida, Daigo
AU - Kitazono, Takanari
AU - Kiyohara, Yutaka
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014, Japan Atherosclerosis Society. All rights reserved.
Copyright:
Copyright 2017 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Results: During the follow-up period, 134 subjects experienced cardiovascular events. The incidence of cardiovascular disease across the ABI values was significantly different (p<0.001). After adjusting for confounding factors, namely age, sex, systolic blood pressure, use of anti-hypertensive drugs, diabetes, total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, obesity, smoking, alcohol intake and regular exercise, individuals with a low ABI were at 2.40-fold (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.14-5.06) greater risk of cardiovascular disease and 4.13-fold (95% CI 1.62-10.55) greater risk of coronary heart disease.Conclusions: Our findings suggest that individuals with an ABI of ≤ 0.90 have an increased risk of cardiovascular events, independent from traditional risk factors, in the general Japanese population.Aim: Peripheral artery disease (PAD), defined as a decreased ankle brachial index (ABI), is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease; however, few studies have assessed the relationship between a low ABI and cardiovascular risks in Asian populations. We herein examined the relationship between the ABI and the development of cardiovascular disease in a Japanese community.Methods: A total of 2,954 community-dwelling Japanese individuals without prior cardiovascular disease ≥ 40 years of age were followed up for an average of 7.1 years. The subjects’ ABIs were categorized into the three groups: low (≤ 0.90), borderline (0.91-0.99) and normal (1.00-1.40). We estimated the relationship between the ABI and cardiovascular risk using a Cox proportional hazards model.
AB - Results: During the follow-up period, 134 subjects experienced cardiovascular events. The incidence of cardiovascular disease across the ABI values was significantly different (p<0.001). After adjusting for confounding factors, namely age, sex, systolic blood pressure, use of anti-hypertensive drugs, diabetes, total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, obesity, smoking, alcohol intake and regular exercise, individuals with a low ABI were at 2.40-fold (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.14-5.06) greater risk of cardiovascular disease and 4.13-fold (95% CI 1.62-10.55) greater risk of coronary heart disease.Conclusions: Our findings suggest that individuals with an ABI of ≤ 0.90 have an increased risk of cardiovascular events, independent from traditional risk factors, in the general Japanese population.Aim: Peripheral artery disease (PAD), defined as a decreased ankle brachial index (ABI), is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease; however, few studies have assessed the relationship between a low ABI and cardiovascular risks in Asian populations. We herein examined the relationship between the ABI and the development of cardiovascular disease in a Japanese community.Methods: A total of 2,954 community-dwelling Japanese individuals without prior cardiovascular disease ≥ 40 years of age were followed up for an average of 7.1 years. The subjects’ ABIs were categorized into the three groups: low (≤ 0.90), borderline (0.91-0.99) and normal (1.00-1.40). We estimated the relationship between the ABI and cardiovascular risk using a Cox proportional hazards model.
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U2 - 10.5551/jat.22608
DO - 10.5551/jat.22608
M3 - Article
C2 - 24727729
AN - SCOPUS:84907506388
VL - 21
SP - 966
EP - 973
JO - Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis
JF - Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis
SN - 1340-3478
IS - 9
ER -