The Peripheral Arterial disease study (Perart/ARTPER)

Prevalence and risk factors in the general population

Bibliographic Data

ID15366143
AuthorsMaría Teresa Alzamora (0000-0002-0094-6547, Primary HealthCare), Rosa Forés (0000-0001-7803-7442, Institut Català de la Salut), José Miguel Baena-Díez (0000-0002-0569-0931, Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol), Guillem Pera (0000-0003-3188-7268, Primary HealthCare), Pere Torán-Monserrat (0000-0002-9865-7427, Primary HealthCare), Pere Toran, Marta Sorribes (0000-0002-4054-9888, Primary HealthCare), Marisa Vicheto (Primary HealthCare), María Dolores Reina (Primary HealthCare), Amparo Sancho (Primary HealthCare), Carlos Vázquez Albaladejo (Primary HealthCare), Carlos Albaladejo, Judith Llussà
Year2010
Volume10
Issue1
Pages38-38
Publication date2010-01-27
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/1471-2458-10-38
PMID20529387
PMCIDPMC2835682
OpenAlexW2109813978
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited31

The prevalence of peripheral arterial disease is low, higher in males and increases with age in both sexes. In addition to previously described risk factors we found a protector effect in physical exercise and overweight

Arterial disease · Asymptomatic · Confidence interval · Cross-sectional study · Diabetes mellitus · Disease · Odds ratio · Pathology · Peripheral · Population · Risk factor · Vascular disease · Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases · Medicine · Peripheral Artery Disease Management · Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management · Endocrinology · Epidemiology · Internal Medicine · Surgery