Association between Body Mass Index and Clinical Outcomes of Peripheral Artery Disease after Endovascular Therapy: Data from K-VIS ELLA Registry.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Few studies have investigated the obesity paradox in clinical outcomes of peripheral artery disease (PAD). We investigated the association between body mass index (BMI) and clinical outcomes in PAD patients undergoing endovascular therapy (EVT).

Methods

Patients (n=2,914) from the retrospective Korean Vascular Intervention Society Endovascular Therapy in Lower Limb Artery Disease registry were categorized according to BMI: underweight (<18.5 kg/m², n=204), normal weight (18.5-25 kg/m², n=1,818), overweight (25-30 kg/m², n=766), or obese (≥30 kg/m², n=126). Groups were compared for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and major adverse limb events (MALE).

Results

The underweight and obese groups were older and had more frequent critical

SUBMITTER: Lim C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8326216 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature