ArticleBMC obesity2016
Body composition and ankle-brachial index in Ghanaians with asymptomatic peripheral arterial disease in a tertiary hospital.
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- Prevalence and determinants of peripheral arterial disease in children with nephrotic syndrome.PloS one · 2022Article
- Obesity-Related Indices Are Associated with Peripheral Artery Occlusive Disease in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.Journal of personalized medicine · 2021Article
- Peripheral arterial disease and its correlates in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a teaching hospital in northern Nigeria: a cross-sectional study.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2020Article
- Circulating Angiogenic Growth Factors in Diabetes Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease and Exertional Leg Pain in Ghana.International journal of vascular medicine · 2017Article
- Arterial stiffness in hypertensive and type 2 diabetes patients in Ghana: comparison of the cardio-ankle vascular index and central aortic techniques.BMC endocrine disorders · 2016Article
- Circulating angiogenic factors in diabetes patients in a tertiary hospital in Ghana.Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders · 2016Article
- Arterial Stiffness in Nonhypertensive Type 2 Diabetes Patients in Ghana.International journal of endocrinology · 2016Article
- Risk factors for peripheral arterial disease in elderly patients with Type-2 diabetes mellitus: A clinical study.Pakistan journal of medical sciencesArticle
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Abstract
backgroundAnkle-brachial index (ABI) and indices of obesity are both use to indicate cardiovascular risk. However, association between body composition indices and ABI, a measure of peripheral arterial disease, is inconsistent in various study reports. In this study, we investigated the relationship between ABI and general and central indices of obesity in Ghanaians without history of cardiovascular diseases.
methodIn a case-control design, ABI was measured in a total of 623 subjects and categorised into PAD (ABI ≤ 0.9, n = 261) and non-PAD (ABI > 0.9, n = 362) groups. Anthropometric indices, BMI, waist circumference (WC), waist-hip ratio (WHR) and waist-height ratio (WHtR) were also measured.
resultsPAD subjects had higher mean BMI (29.8 ± 8.7 vs. 26.5 ± 7.6 kg/m(2), p = 0.043) and waist circumference (95 ± 15 vs. 92 ± 24 cm, p = 0.034) than non-PAD subjects. In multivariable logistic regression models, having BMI ≥ 30 kg/m(2) increased the odds of both unilateral [OR (95 % CI): 2 (1.14-3.51), p < 0.01] and overall PAD [2 (1.22-3.27), p < 0.01].
conclusionIn indigenous Ghanaians in our study, PAD participants had higher BMI and waist circumference than non-PAD participants. Also, halving BMI ≥ 30 kg/m(2) was associated with twofold increase in the odds of PAD.
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