The association between ankle-brachial index and quality of life in chronic hemodialysis patients.
Ankle-brachial index (ABI) is an important indicator of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and PAD has a negative impact on quality of life (QOL). However, the correlation between ABI and QOL is unknown among chronic hemodialysis patients. Ankle-brachial index was measured, and WHOQOL-BRIEF (TW) questionnaire was completed. The association between ABI and QOL was analyzed using linear regression. A total of 54 chronic hemodialysis patients (mean age of 56.2 +/- 14.6 years) were included. Ankle-brachial index was positively associated with QOL (r = .448, P = .001). The QOL scores were 3.1 +/- 2.9 and 2.6 +/- 0.4 for 37 patients with an ABI more than 0.9 and 17 patients with an ABI less than 0.9 or more than 1.3 (p < .001). In linear regression, only ABI was significantly associated with QOL scores with a beta of .448 (95% CI: 0.443 to 1.55, P = .001). Ankle-brachial index is positively correlated to QOL among chronic hemodialysis patients.
Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University Beigang Hospital, Yunlin, Taiwan.
Li-Ching
LC
Chen
Li-Ying
LY
Kuo
Yu-Feng
YF
Tsao
Ling-Show
LS
Hong
Chin-Suey
CS
Wang
Chia-Chi
CC
Lee
Lih-Jen
LJ
Lin
Che-Yi
CY
Chou
Yu-Hsiung
YH
Tsieng
D055109:Ankle Brachial Index; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011788:Quality of Life; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric