Cardiology Research, ISSN 1923-2829 print, 1923-2837 online, Open Access
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Original Article

Volume 6, Number 1, February 2015, pages 216-220

Association Between Ankle-Brachial Index and Coronary Lesions Assessed by Coronary Angiography

Tables

Table 1. Prevalence of Abnormal and Normal ABI According to Different Age Groups
 
Age groupsABI ≥ 0.9ABI < 0.9P
ABI: ankle-brachial index.
40 - 59 years68 (46.2)3 (18.7)0.06
60 - 69 years50 (34)5 (31.2)0.9
≥ 70 years29 (19.8)8 (50.1)0.01

 

Table 2. Comparison of the Main Clinical Characteristics Between Patients With Normal and Abnormal ABI
 
VariablesABI ≥ 0.9ABI < 0.9P
ABI: ankle-brachial index; FH CAD: family history of coronary artery disease; MI: myocardial infarction; VPI: peripheral vascular insufficiency; BMI: body mass index.
Hypertension, n (%)119 (80.9)15 (93.7)0.3
Smoking, n (%)80 (54.4)9 (56.5)0.9
Diabetes mellitus, n (%)68 (46.2)6 (37.5)0.6
FH CAD, n (%)64 (43.2)8 (50)0.8
Dyslipidemia, n (%)63 (42.5)6 (37.5)0.8
Obesity, n (%)34 (23.1)5 (31.2)0.6
Stroke, n (%)9 (6.1)1 (6.2)0.5
VPI, n (%)9 (6.1)2 (12.5)0.6
BMI, kg/m228.1 ± 4.828.3 ± 5.20.9

 

Table 3. Prevalence of Stenoses According to ABI
 
CoronariesABI ≥ 0.9ABI < 0.9P value
LM: left main; LAD: left anterior descendant; LCX: left circumflex; RCA: right coronary artery; ABI: ankle-brachial index; pts: patients.
LM≥ 50%, one pt (0.6%)≥ 50%, three pts (8.7%)< 0.001
30-49%, nine pts (6.2%)≥ 50%, 0 pt0.6
LAD≥ 50%, 53 pts (36%)≥ 50%, 11 pts (68.7%)0.02
30-49%, 26 pts (17.6%)30-49%, four pts (25%)0.7
LCX≥ 50%, 32 pts (21.7%)≥ 50%, six pts (37.5%)0.2
30-49%, 19 pts (12.9%)30-49%, five pts (31.2%)0.1
RCA≥ 50%, 47 pts (31.9%)≥ 50%, nine pts (56.2%)0.09
30-49%, 19 pts (12.9%)30-49%, two pts (12.5%)0.8