Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To determine whether lower ankle brachial index (ABI) levels are associated with lower calf skeletal muscle area and higher calf muscle percentage fat in persons with and without lower extremity peripheral arterial disease (PAD). DESIGN: Cross-sectional. SETTING: Three Chicago-area medical centers. PARTICIPANTS: Four hundred thirty-nine persons with PAD (ABI2; ABI 0.50-0.90, 5,536 mm2; ABI 0.91-1.30, 5,941 mm2; P for trend
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 400-406 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society |
Volume | 55 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2007 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Intermittent claudication
- Peripheral vascular disease
- Physical functioning
- Sarcopenia
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Geriatrics and Gerontology