L-shaped association between ankle-brachial index and coronary heart disease in Chinese adults with hypertension.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prior research has established that an ankle-brachial index (ABI) ≤ 0.9 is positively correlated with cardiovascular events, including coronary heart disease (CHD). The present study aimed to elucidate the dose-response relationship between ABI and CHD within a hypertensive population.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional analysis involving 10,900 hypertensive patients, with CHD as the primary outcome. A generalized additive model (GAM) and fitted smoothing curve were employed to assess linearity and delineate the dose-response association between ABI and CHD.

Results

The cohort had a mean (SD) age of 68.3 (9.25) years, with 5129 (47.06%) being male. CHD was present in 552 (5.06%) participants. The fully adjusted odds ratio (OR) for CHD associated with AB

SUBMITTER: Zhou W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11792246 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature