title: [Prevalence of peripheral arterial disease and its correlative risk factors in Xinjiang Uygur and Kazak adult populations].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the prevalence of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and its correlative risk factors in Xinjiang Uygur and Kazak adult populations.
  
  
  METHODS
  The subjects over the age of 35 years old in Urumqi, Karamay City, Fukang City, Turpan Region, Hotan Prefecture and Yili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture were selected by the four-stage random sampling method. The investigators collected the data of PAD prevalence in different nationalities, different age groups and different gender groups and analyzed its risk factors.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence of PAD in Uygur and Kazak adults was 6.46% (n = 542). The standardized prevalence was 6.51%. The prevalence of PAD was 7.05% (n = 315) in Uygur adults and 5.79% (n = 227) in Kazak adults. The standardized prevalence in the Uygur and Kazak adults was 7.08% and 5.83% respectively. The prevalence of PAD of different nationalities was different (χ(2) = 5.55, P < 0.05). And its prevalence was 4.49% (n = 170) in males and 8.08% (n = 372) in females. The standardized prevalence was 4.30% in males and 7.90% in females. The prevalence of PAD in males and females was significantly different (χ(2) = 44.26, P < 0.01). The multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed. Age (OR = 1.01, 95%CI 1.00 - 1.02), females (OR = 1.75, 95%CI 1.45 - 2.14), overweight or obesity (OR = 1.04, 95%CI 1.01 - 1.06), diabetes (OR = 1.59, 95%CI 1.01 - 2.36), elevated systolic blood pressure (OR = 1.02, 95%CI 1.01 - 1.03), elevated diastolic blood pressure (OR = 1.08, 95%CI 1.01 - 1.11) and history of coronary heart disease (OR = 1.69, 95%CI 1.14 - 2.50) were associated with an elevated prevalence of PAD.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The prevalence of PAD is lower in Xinjiang Uygur and Kazak adult populations. Females, age, overweight or obesity, diabetes, elevated systolic blood pressure and a history of coronary heart disease are risk factors of PAD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi 830054, China.
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yi-tong
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Yi-ning
authors.initials: YN
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Fen
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Ding
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Xiao-mei
authors.initials: XM
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Xiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Xiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Si-Jing
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Zi-xiang
authors.initials: ZX
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008913:Minority Groups; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D058729:Peripheral Arterial Disease / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors