Does measurement of ankle‐brachial index contribute to prediction of adverse health outcomes in older Chinese people?

ConclusionsABI measurement (<0.9) predicted adverse outcomes with high specificity but low sensitivity. However it added little incremental value to prediction of adverse outcomes using traditional cardiovascular risk factors.

Source: Internal Medicine Journal - February 21, 2013 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: J Woo, J Leung Tags: Original Article Source Type: research