Journal
CIRCULATION
Volume 109, Issue 3, Pages 320-323Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.0000114519.75433.DD
Keywords
peripheral vascular disease; kidney; creatinine
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- NIDDK NIH HHS [DK 61520] Funding Source: Medline
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Background - Although renal insufficiency is a recognized risk factor for coronary artery disease, little is known about the epidemiology of lower-extremity peripheral arterial disease ( PAD) in persons with renal insufficiency. Methods and Results - We examined the cross-sectional association of PAD, defined as an ankle-brachial index (ABI) < 0.9, and renal insufficiency, defined as an estimated creatinine clearance (CRCL) < 60 mL . min(-1) . 1.73 m(-2), among 2229 eligible participants in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999 to 2000. An estimated 1.2 +/- 0.3 million persons greater than or equal to40 years old with CRCL <60 mL • min(-1) • 1.73 m(-2) (24%) have PAD defined as an ABI <0.9 (versus 3.7% of persons with CRCL greater than or equal to 60 mL . min(-1) . 1.73 m(-2)). The association of ABI <0.9 with renal insufficiency was independent of potential confounders such as age, diabetes, hypertension, coronary artery disease, stroke history, and hypercholesterolemia (OR 2.5, 95% CI 1.2 to 5.1, P = 0.011, referent category ABI 1.0 to 1.3). Conclusions - Clinicians should be aware of the remarkably high prevalence of PAD among patients with renal insufficiency. In the clinical setting, accurate identification of patients with renal insufficiency combined with routine ABI measurement in this group would greatly enhance efforts to detect subclinical PAD.
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