Table 2.

Adjusted Pooled OR of Having ABI <0.90

Variables	Pooled OR (95% CI)
Age, 5 y	1.47 (1.43, 1.52)
Female	1.31 (1.19, 1.44)
Black	1.65 (1.48, 1.84)
Hispanic	0.78 (0.64, 0.94)
Diabetes mellitus	1.54 (1.38, 1.71)
Former smoker	1.50 (1.34, 1.67)
Current smoker	3.09 (2.74, 3.49)
SBP, 20 mm Hg	1.27 (1.22, 1.32)
HDL cholesterol, 1 mmol/L	0.68 (0.60, 0.76)
Total cholesterol, 1 mmol/L	1.14 (1.09, 1.19)
History of coronary disease or stroke	2.01 (1.81, 2.24)

All variables were modeled simultaneously. ABI indicates ankle‐brachial index; HDL, high‐density lipoprotein; OR, odds ratio; SBP, systolic blood pressure.