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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Screening for asymptomatic peripheral arterial occlusive disease of the lower limbs by measuring the ankle-brachial index in the general population (Senegal)
Journal des Maladies Vasculaires, Volume 37, No. 4, Year 2012
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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of peripheral arterial disease (PAOD) and cardiovascular risk factors associated with the ankle-brachial index (ABI) in Senegalese patients aged 40 years and over. Methodology: We prospectively studied a random sample of Senegalese aged 40 years and older, residing in the city of St.-Louis, Senegal. The ABI was measured with a portable doppler (DIADOP 50) using 4 and 8. Hz dual frequency probes. The standards were: normal ABI 0.9 to 1.3; peripheral artery obstructive disease (PAOD) ABI less than 0.9; incompressible artery ABI greater than 1.3. Cardiovascular risk factors were also studied. Results: Seven hundred and seventy-one subjects (mean age 57. ± 11.2 years, 559 women) were examined. Cardiovascular risk factors were: sedentary lifestyle (76.4%), hypertension (68%), obesity (32.1%), elevated LDL-cholesterolemia (27.8%), diabetes (18.3%) and tobacco smoking (6.9%). Ninety-three subjects (12.1%) had PAOD and 37 subjects (4.8%) had an incompressible artery. PAOD was significantly more common in sedentary subjects (P= 0.008), in the elderly (P= 0.0006) and in patients with a history of coronary artery disease (P= 0.04). Smoking was not strongly associated with PAOD. Conclusion: PAOD is common in Senegalese and is associated with high prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors. © 2012 Elsevier Masson SAS.
Authors & Co-Authors
Péssinaba, Souleymane
Senegal, Dakar
Hopital Général de Grand Yoff
Mbaye, Alassane D.
Senegal, Dakar
Hopital Général de Grand Yoff
Kane, A. D.
Senegal, Dakar
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Aristide le Dantec de Dakar
Guene, B. D.
Senegal, Dakar
Hopital Général de Grand Yoff
Mbaye-Ndour, M.
Senegal, Dakar
Hôpital Abass Ndao
Niang, Khadim
Senegal, Dakar
Chiekh Anta Diop University
Jobe, Modou
Senegal, Dakar
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Aristide le Dantec de Dakar
Cazaubon, Michèle
France, Neuilly-sur-seine
Hôpital Américain de Paris
Mathieu, Jean Baptiste Sy
Senegal, Saint-louis
Saint-louis Regional Medical Office
Kane, Moussa
Senegal, Dakar
Hopital Général de Grand Yoff
Sow, Doudou Diagne
Senegal, Dakar
Hopital Général de Grand Yoff
Diack, Bouna
Senegal, Dakar
Hopital Général de Grand Yoff
Kané, Adama D.
Senegal, Dakar
Hopital Général de Grand Yoff
Statistics
Citations: 13
Authors: 13
Affiliations: 6
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.jmv.2012.05.003
ISSN:
03980499
Research Areas
Noncommunicable Diseases
Substance Abuse
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
Senegal
Participants Gender
Female