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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Vasc Surg. 2009 Jul 22;50(5):1049–1056. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.05.061

Table 3. Risk Factor Associations for Progression to an Ankle Brachial Index (ABI) Less Than 0.90 or Greater Than 1.40.

Variable ABI < 0.90 ABI > 1.40
Odds Ratio 95% CI p-value Odds Ratio 95% CI p-value
Age (10 years) 1.91 1.47 - 2.48 < 0.01 1.07 0.82 - 1.41 0.60
Gender (Male) 0.74 0.46 - 1.18 0.20 1.78 1.06 - 3.00 0.03
BMI (3 units) 0.97 0.83 - 1.09 0.58 1.25 1.09 - 1.45 < 0.01
Hypertension 1.73 1.03 - 2.89 0.04 0.61 0.34 - 1.08 0.09
Dyslipidemia 0.72 0.40 - 1.31 0.29 0.56 0.24 - 1.32 0.19
Smoking (10 pk-yrs) 1.09 1.03 - 1.15 <0.01 0.95 0.83 - 1.09 0.45
Diabetes 1.82 1.04 - 3.19 0.04 0.62 0.24 - 1.61 0.33
Family History of CHD 1.28 0.81 - 2.03 0.29 1.00 0.60 - 1.67 0.99
Homocysteine (10 units) 1.53 1.10 - 2.11 0.01 - - -
New Hypertension 2.46 1.11 – 5.44 0.03 - - -
New Dyslipidemia 1.74 1.02 – 2.97 0.04 - - -