title: The association of frailty with abnormal ankle-brachial index determinations is related to age: Results from the Atahualpa Project.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Universidad Espíritu Santo - Ecuador, Guayaquil, Ecuador. Electronic address: oscardelbrutto@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Oscar H
authors.initials: OH
authors.lastname: Del Brutto
authors.affiliation: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States.
authors.forename: Robertino M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Mera
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Division, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States.
authors.forename: David L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Stony Brook University, New York, NY, United States.
authors.forename: Johnathan L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Nieves
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Stony Brook University, New York, NY, United States.
authors.forename: Marleni F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Milla-Martinez
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Stony Brook University, New York, NY, United States.
authors.forename: Kathryn D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Fanning
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Stony Brook University, New York, NY, United States.
authors.forename: Kristen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cagino
authors.affiliation: Community Center, Atahualpa, Ecuador.
authors.forename: Mauricio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zambrano
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Stony Brook University, New York, NY, United States.
authors.forename: Mark J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Sedler
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D055109:Ankle Brachial Index; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003710:Demography; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D004484:Ecuador / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D016330:Frail Elderly; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors
keywords: Ankle–brachial index; Ecuador; Edmonton frailty scale; Frailty; Population-based study