Table 5 Risk factors associated with a decrease of 10 % of the ankle-brachial index (ABI). Multivariate logistic regression model
From: Incidence of peripheral arterial disease in the ARTPER population cohort after 5 years of follow-up
Baseline variablesa | OR | CI 95 % | p |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (by year) | 1.03 | 1.01–1.04 | 0.001 |
Education level | |||
Illiterate | 1.00 | ||
Primary education | 0.52 | 0.33–0.83 | 0.005 |
Secondary education or University | 0.65 | 0.39–1.08 | 0.097 |
Smoking habit | |||
Never smoker | 1.00 | ||
Former smoker | 1.42 | 1.08–1.85 | 0.011 |
Current smoker | 2.04 | 1.51–2.75 | 0.000 |
Physical activity limitations | |||
None | 1.00 | ||
Moderate | 1.34 | 1.05–1.72 | 0.018 |
Only light activities or any activity causes breathlessness | 1.22 | 0.78–1.90 | 0.388 |