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. 2017 Jan 20;6(1):e004519. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.116.004519

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© 2017 The Authors. Published on behalf of the American Heart Association, Inc., by Wiley Blackwell.

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The adjusted difference and 95% CI in quality of life (QOL) scores according to ankle‐brachial index (ABI) categories (Physical/Mental Component Summary from SF‐12). Physical Component Summary and Mental Component Summary scores were adjusted for age, sex, ethnicity, education level, economic status, current smoking/drinking status, body mass index, total cholesterol level, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, history of coronary heart disease, heart failure, and stroke, lung disease, and reduced kidney function.