Prevalence estimates for PAD using different methods for ABI calculation

<p><b>Copyright information:</b></p><p>Taken from "Profound influence of different methods for determination of the ankle brachial index on the prevalence estimate of peripheral arterial disease"</p><p>http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/7/147</p><p>BMC Public Health 2007;7():147-147.</p><p>Published online 6 Jul 2007</p><p>PMCID:PMC1950873.</p><p></p> PAD was defined by an ABI value < 0.9 or clinical evidence of PAD . Clinical evidence of PAD included positive Rose questionnaire, intermittent claudication and peripheral vascular event