TITLE:
Association between Systolic Blood Pressure Difference ≥10 mm Hg and Ankle-Brachial Index
AUTHORS:
Shinji Maeda, Yuzo Okumura, Naohiko Hara
KEYWORDS:
Systolic Blood Pressure Difference, Ankle-Brachial Index, Obesity, Odds Ratio, Combined Effects
JOURNAL NAME:
International Journal of Clinical Medicine,
Vol.7 No.5,
May
31,
2016
ABSTRACT: Background: In new outpatients, blood pressure should be measured in both arms. A previous study reported that an inter-arm systolic blood pressure difference (ΔSBP) of ≥10 mm Hg is associated with an increased risk of mortality. Aim: The aim was to identify the associations with absolute values of ΔSBP (|ΔSBP|) ≥10 mm Hg. Subjects and Methods: This study included 2481 patients. Patients with a body mass index ≥25 kg/m2 were defined as obese. The group of A was defined as following: ankle-brachial index (ABI) was