title: Prevalence of peripheral arterial disease and related risk factors in elderly institutionalized subjects.
abstract: Blood pressure was measured at the posterior tibial artery by Doppler ultrasonography in 124 elderly subjects (37 men and 87 women) living in two retirement homes in Naples (Italy). Ankle-to-arm systolic pressure ratios below 0.97 and 0.90 was considered as a probable and definite pathological sign of peripheral arterial disease, respectively. Half of the subjects (48% of men and 51% of women) gave a value below 0.97, while a third (35% of men and 33% of women) had a value below 0.90. By multiple regression analysis, mean blood pressure, plasma cholesterol levels and cigarette smoking were all negatively correlated with ankle systolic pressure values with a progressively lower significance. Most of the patients with pathological Doppler examination were asymptomatic at a questionnaire for intermittent claudication.
authors: Institute of Internal Medicine and Metabolic Diseases, 2nd Medical School, University of Naples, Italy.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Postiglione
authors: U
authors: U
authors: Cicerano
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Gallotta
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Gnasso
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Lamenza
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Rubba
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Mancini
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001794:Blood Pressure; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007326:Institutionalization; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors
chemical_list: D002784:Cholesterol