Prevalence of an abnormal ankle-brachial index in the Republic of Tatarstan
Maksimov, A.V.; Gaĭsina, É A.; Plotnikov, M.V.; Nuretdinov, R.M.; Feĭskhanov, A.K.
Angiologiia i Sosudistaia Khirurgiia 18(4): 28-30
2012
ISSN/ISBN: 1027-6661 PMID: 23324631 Document Number: 661225
The ankle-brachial index (ABI) was determined in a total of 1,751 employees of industrial enterprises of the Republic of Tatarstan aged from 45 to 84 years old (mean age 55,3 ± 0,14 years). An abnormal ABI was registered in 5,1% of the examined people (4,1% in the age group from 45 to 55 years, 5,4% in 56-65-year-old patients, and 12,1% in subjects over 65 years (p=0,001). An abnormal ABI was registered in 8.3% of men, and 3,1% of women (p=0,000), in 4,1% of rural population, 5,9% (p=0,138) of urban population, in 14,8% (p=0,000) of smokers, and in 45,4% (p = 0,000) of patients with a history of a cardiovascular event.