Vural Tolga, Tan Makbule Neslişah, Kartal Mehtap, Güldal Azize Dilek
Incirliova Family Health Center, Aydın, Turkey.
Department of Family Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey.
Korean J Fam Med. 2020 Jan;41(1):61-67. doi: 10.4082/kjfm.18.0066. Epub 2019 May 13.
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) can progress silently without any clinical symptoms. Ankle-brachial index (ABI) is the recommended method used in primary care. We aimed to determine the prevalence of PAD and its related risk factors in primary care.
In this cross-sectional study, 250 participants aged ≥45 years were recruited randomly from the registered patients of family health center in a district of Izmir, Turkey. Patients' demographic data, PAD symptoms, and PAD risk factors were obtained. The PAD group consisted of patients with ABI levels <0.9; the non-compressible artery (NCA) group consisted of patients with ABI levels >1.3.
The prevalence of PAD was 17.6% (22.5% in women and 11.1% in men), while that of NCA was 15.2% (12.7% in women and 25.0% in men). About 27.3% and 54.5% of patients with PAD did not have claudication and problems with walking distance, respectively. Of the NCA patients, 15.8% had problems with walking distance and 39.5% had claudication. Regression analysis revealed two predictors of PAD (age ≥65 years: odds ratio [OR], 3.51; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.65-7.47; claudication: OR, 3.41; 95% CI, 1.58-7.39) and three predictors of NCA (age <65 years: OR, 2.55; 95% CI, 1.01-6.45; male sex: OR, 2.40; 95% CI, 1.10-5.25; triglyceride [TG] >200 mg/dL: OR, 4.11; 95% CI, 1.58-10.67).
PAD had a prevalence of 17.6% and was associated with age ≥65 years and claudication. NCA had a prevalence of 15.2% and was associated with age <65 years, TG >200 mg/dL, and male sex.
外周动脉疾病(PAD)可在无任何临床症状的情况下悄然进展。踝臂指数(ABI)是初级保健中推荐使用的方法。我们旨在确定初级保健中PAD的患病率及其相关危险因素。
在这项横断面研究中,从土耳其伊兹密尔一个区的家庭健康中心登记患者中随机招募了250名年龄≥45岁的参与者。获取了患者的人口统计学数据、PAD症状和PAD危险因素。PAD组由ABI水平<0.9的患者组成;不可压缩动脉(NCA)组由ABI水平>1.3的患者组成。
PAD的患病率为17.6%(女性为22.5%,男性为11.1%),而NCA的患病率为15.2%(女性为12.7%,男性为25.0%)。分别约有27.3%和54.5%的PAD患者没有间歇性跛行和步行距离问题。在NCA患者中,15.8%有步行距离问题,39.5%有间歇性跛行。回归分析揭示了PAD的两个预测因素(年龄≥65岁:比值比[OR]为3.51;95%置信区间[CI]为1.65 - 7.47;间歇性跛行:OR为3.41;95% CI为1.58 - 7.39)以及NCA的三个预测因素(年龄<65岁:OR为2.55;95% CI为1.01 - 6.45;男性:OR为2.40;95% CI为1.10 - 5.25;甘油三酯[TG]>200 mg/dL:OR为4.11;95% CI为1.58 - 10.67)。
PAD的患病率为17.6%,与年龄≥65岁和间歇性跛行相关。NCA的患病率为15.2%,与年龄<65岁、TG>200 mg/dL和男性相关。