Prevalence of Low Ankle Brachial Index and Its Association With Pulse Pressure in an Elderly Chinese Population : A Cross-Sectional Study

Yiqiang Zhan,Jinming Yu,Ruoqing Chen,Yihong Sun,Yuanyuan Fu,Lijun Zhang,Shechang Li,Fen Zhang,Dayi Hu

Prevalence of Low Ankle Brachial Index and Its Association With Pulse Pressure in an Elderly Chinese Population : A Cross-Sectional Study

2012

Yiqiang Zhan
Jinming Yu
Ruoqing Chen
Yihong Sun
Yuanyuan Fu
Lijun Zhang
Shechang Li
Fen Zhang
Dayi Hu

Background We investigated the prevalence of low ankle brachial index (ABI) and the association of low ABI with pulse pressure among elderly community residents in China.

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Physical therapy
Pulse pressure
Diabetes mellitus
Blood pressure
Cross-sectional study
Population
Stroke
Ankle
Medicine
Odds ratio
Quartile

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