Prevalence of peripheral arterial disease and its risk factors in Zhoushan fishery area in Zhejiang Province
- VernacularTitle:浙江省舟山渔区外周动脉病患病率调查
- Author:
Chenguo LIU
;
Liansheng RUAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Peripheral vascular diseases;
Prevalence
- From:
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics
2003;0(11):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To study the prevalence of peripheral arterial disease(PAD).Methods Totally 2668 fishermen and their families above 35 years old were recruited in a cross sectional study of randomly cluster sampling in 10 villages of Zhoushan fishery area,one of the biggest four fishery in the world,in Summer.All the cases underwent the ankle arm index(AAI) measurement using portable doppler ultrasound device.An AAI less than or equal to 0.9 was considered to be indicative of significant PAD.Fasting plasma glocose and oral glucose tolerance test(OGTT)were also examined to distinguish normal glucose tolerance(NGT),imparied glucose tolerance(IGT)and diabetes melitus(DM). Results The prevalence of PAD of 2668 cases was 2.1%.PAD prevalence was found to be 2.1%,2.9%,and 6.3% in patients with NGT,IGT,and DM respectively.It was seldom seen in people under 50 years old and the PAD was more popular in older people.Conclusions The prevalence of peripheral arterial discase of the general people in Zhoushan fishery area is lower.
