Body surface area is positively associated with ankle-brachial index

• Published in: Science progress (1916) Vol. 107; no. 2; p. 368504241251649
• Main Authors: Palmu, Samuel, Kautiainen, Hannu, Eriksson, Johan G., Hakovirta, Harri, Korhonen, Päivi E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.04.2024; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Age composition; Aged; Ankle; Ankle Brachial Index; Blood pressure; Blood Pressure - physiology; Body measurements; Body Surface Area; Cardiovascular diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases - diagnosis; Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology; Cardiovascular Diseases - physiopathology; Diabetes mellitus; Female; Glucose; Glucose tolerance; Heart diseases; Humans; Kidney diseases; Linearity; Male; Men; Middle Aged; Peripheral Arterial Disease - diagnosis; Peripheral Arterial Disease - epidemiology; Peripheral Arterial Disease - physiopathology; Physical activity; Regression models; Risk Factors; Surface area; body size; peripheral artery disease; sex differences; Ankle-brachial index (ABI); body surface area

Background Ankle-brachial index (ABI) measurement is a widely used diagnostic test for lower extremity artery disease. Previously, a larger body surface area (BSA) has been associated with lower blood pressure and lower 2-h post-load glucose concentrations in the oral glucose tolerance test. Our aim...