Body mass index and peripheral arterial disease, a "U-shaped" relationship in elderly African population  - the EPIDEMCA study.

Conclusions: While obesity is a well-known PAD associated marker, low BMI provides novel independent and incremental information on African subject's susceptibility to present PAD, suggesting a "U-shaped" relationship between BMI and PAD in this population.
PMID: 31621522 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: VASA. Zeitschrift fur Gefasskrankheiten. Journal for Vascular Diseases - October 16, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Desormais I, Aboyans V, Guerchet M, Ndamba-Bandzouzi B, Mbelesso P, Magne J, Jesus P, Marin B, Lacroix P, Preux PM, EPIDEMCA investigators Tags: Vasa Source Type: research