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SUBMITTER: McDermott MM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3886743 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
McDermott Mary M MM Applegate William B WB Bonds Denise E DE Buford Thomas W TW Church Timothy T Espeland Mark A MA Gill Thomas M TM Guralnik Jack M JM Haskell William W Lovato Laura C LC Pahor Marco M Pepine Carl J CJ Reid Kieran F KF Newman Anne A
Journal of the American Heart Association 20131112 6
<h4>Background</h4>The prevalence and significance of low normal and abnormal ankle brachial index (ABI) values in a community-dwelling population of sedentary, older individuals is unknown. We describe the prevalence of categories of definite peripheral artery disease (PAD), borderline ABI, low normal ABI, and no PAD and their association with lower-extremity functional performance in the LIFE Study population.<h4>Methods and results</h4>Participants age 70 to 89 in the LIFE Study underwent bas ...[more]