Pathophysiological changes in calf muscle predict mobility loss at 2-year follow-up in men and women with peripheral arterial disease

Mary McGrae McDermott, Luigi Ferrucci, Jack Guralnik, Lu Tian, Kiang Liu, Frederick Hoff, Yihua Liao, Michael H. Criqui

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Abstract

BACKGROUND-: Associations of pathophysiological calf muscle characteristics with functional decline in people with lower extremity peripheral arterial disease are unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS-: Three hundred seventy participants with peripheral arterial disease underwent baseline measurement of calf muscle area, density, and percent fat with the use of computed tomography. Participants were followed up annually for 2 years. The outcome of mobility loss was defined as becoming unable to walk 1/4 mile or walk up and down 1 flight of stairs without assistance among those without baseline mobility limitations. Additional outcomes were 20% decline in 6-minute walk distance and becoming unable to walk for 6 minutes continuously among participants who walked continuously for 6 minutes at baseline. With adjustment for age, sex, race, body mass index, the ankle-brachial index, smoking, physical activity, relevant medications, and comorbidities, lower calf muscle density (P for trend

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1048-1055
Number of pages8
JournalCirculation
Volume120
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2009
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Aging
  • Claudication
  • Muscles
  • Peripheral vascular disease
  • Prognosis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physiology (medical)
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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