Risk factors for peripheral arterial disease in the tropics and its comparison with the western population

查看全文 作　　者：Myla [1]Yacob;Edwin [1]Stephen;Nupur [1]Bit;Mazda [1]Turel;David [1]Sadhu;Sunil [1]Agarwal 机构地区：[1]Department of Vascular Surgery(General Surgery Unit II),Christian Medical College,Vellore 632 004,Tamil Nadu,India 出　　处：《Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine》索引2010年第3卷第5期,共3页 摘　　要：Objective:To identify and compare the existence of similar and other risk factors in the perspective of an Indian population.Methods:It was designed as a case control study and was conducted in the Department of General and Vascular Surgery Unit 2 of Christian Medical College,Vellore,India between the periods July 2003 to June 2005.100 patients with an ABPI< 0.9 and 100 controls were studied.Results:Peripheral arterial disease(PAD) was found to be commoner among males(87%).While atherosclerosis was the commonest aetiology(54%),the incidence of Thromboangiitis Obliterans was also not uncommon(38%).Smoking was the main risk factor in the Indian context(83%) as compared to hypercholesterolemia(60%) in the West. The patients with atherosclerotic PAD were middle-aged and had concomitant diabetes(50%) and hypertension(30%).Conclusions:Peripheral arterial disease occurs in a relatively younger age group in India as compared to their Western counterparts.Thromboangiitis Obliterans was found to be a significant aetiology for arterial occlusive disease,with smoking as the primary risk factor followed by diabetes,hypertension and hypercholesterolemia. 关 键 词：PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL disease Risk factors TROPICS Western POPULATION