Assessment of low ABSPI among arsenic exposed and non-exposed populations: A pilot study

This cross-sectional study was carried out to assess and compare Ankle Brachial Systolic Pressure Index (ABSPI) amongst 120 arsenic exposed and 120 non-exposed populations of Samta village in Bangladesh. Abnormal ABSPI was more prevalent in arsenic exposed (13.3%) than in non-exposed (2.5%) group. The prevalence of abnormal ABSPI for respondents when adjusted for age, sex, BMI, blood pressure status and diabetic status, the prevalence remain significantly different. The findings suggest that those exposed to arsenic have increased chance of having abnormal ABSP and hence increased chance of peripheral arterial disease in Bangladesh. Online: 18 July 2010DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bmrcb.v36i1.5426Bangladesh Med Res Counc Bull 2010; 36: 23-26

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A cross-sectional study on peripheral arterial disease in a district of Sri Lanka: prevalence and associated factors

BMC Public Health ◽

10.1186/s12889-015-2174-7 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Janaka Weragoda ◽

Rohini Seneviratne ◽

Manuj C. Weerasinghe ◽

Mandika Wijeyaratne ◽

Anil Samaranayaka

Keyword(s):

Sri Lanka ◽

Peripheral Arterial Disease ◽

Associated Factors ◽

Arterial Disease ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Peripheral Arterial

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Association between Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Peripheral Arterial Disease in Construction Workers-A Cross-Sectional Study

10.53350/pjmhs211592989 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 15 (9) ◽

pp. 2989-2994

Author(s):

U. Sivakumar ◽

Rinku Garg ◽

Sunita Nighute

Keyword(s):

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽

Peripheral Arterial Disease ◽

Pulmonary Disease ◽

Arterial Disease ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Chronic Obstructive ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽

Peripheral Arterial

Objective: COPD has been recognized not only as a lung but also a systemic disease. Smoking is a major cause of COPD, cardiovascular disease, stroke and peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted at the Department of Physiology, Santosh Medical College diagnosed with COPD using Spirometry was recruited for the study with a sample size of 130 patients. Results: Of the 130 participants, the mean age was 51.73 years of all COPD patients. Thirty-seven (28.46%) were diagnosed to have PAD. Twenty-five patients (19.23%) were overweight, 10 (7.69%) were obese. All the patients included in the study had history of smoking, including current (n= 67, 51.5%) and former (n= 35, 26.9%) smokers. There was no patient with severe respiratory failure in our study. The most common cardiovascular co-morbidity was hypertension (n= 67, 51.5%), followed by diabetes mellitus (n =28, 21.5%), and dyslipidaemia (n= 35, 26.92%). PAD seen in different stages of COPD stage I –IV were 2.94%, 55.88%, 61.76%, 20.58% respectively. Conclusion: The diagnosis of peripheral arterial disease in COPD is important because this is an entity that limits the patient’s physical activity and impairs their quality of life. Lung function was not associated with PAD in patients with COPD. Abnormal ABI results were associated with a higher prevalence of risk factors and more severe lung disease. Keywords: Peripheral Arterial Disease, Smoking, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

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