Peripheral Neuropathy and All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality in U.S. Adults : A Prospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Growing evidence indicates that peripheral neuropathy (PN) is common even in the absence of diabetes. However, the clinical sequelae of PN have not been quantified in the general population.

Objective

To assess the associations of PN with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in the general adult population of the United States.

Design

Prospective cohort study.

Setting

NHANES (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey), 1999 to 2004.

Participants

7116 adults aged 40 years or older who had standardized monofilament testing for PN.

Measurements

Cox regression to evaluate the associations of PN with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality after adjustment for demographic and cardiovascular risk factors, overall and stratified

SUBMITTER: Hicks CW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7932559 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature