Peripheral Arterial Disease prevalence and risk factors in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) cohort
Testing one leg only would underestimate PAD prevalence. Increasing the ABI cutoff for identifying PAD to <1.0 when using oscillometric devices is suggested by some studies but would more than double the estimated prevalence. Guidelines need to address this issue. Female sex and lower educational attainment are important considerations when screening. While diabetes and a history of heart disease were confirmed as risk factors, the lack of association of increasing age and cigarette smoking with PAD was unexpected.
Authors
- Marcella Nuñez-Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2797-4756)
- Rohan G. Maharaj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8319-8187)
- Josefa L. Martinez‐Brockman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2953-8168)
- Cruz M. Nazario (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5753-4738)
- Saria Hassan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0700-9529)
- O Peter Adams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6707-6769)
- Deron Galusha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1136-6422)
- Euclid Morris
- Maxine Nunez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4379-5172)
Institutions
- Emory University (US)
- University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus (PR)
- University of the Virgin Islands (VI)
- Yale University (US)
- University of the West Indies (TT)
- University of the West Indies (BB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2024-08-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0306918
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Peripheral Artery Disease Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.15
Funders
- Yale University
- Georgia Clinical and Translational Science Alliance
- National Institutes of Health
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
- National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities