A low ankle-brachial index is associated with cognitive impairment: The APAC study

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• 作者：Anxin Wang^a ; ^b ; ^c ; ^d ; ^e ; ¹ ; Ruixuan Jiang^b ; ^c ; ^d ; ^e ; ¹ ; Zhaoping Su^f ; Jiaokun Jia^b ; ^c ; ^d ; ^e ; Ning Zhang^b ; ^c ; ^d ; ^e ; Jianwei Wu^b ; ^c ; ^d ; ^e ; Shengyun Chen^b ; ^c ; ^d ; ^e ; ^{csywindy@163.com} ; Xingquan Zhao^b ; ^c ; ^d ; ^e ; ^{zxq@vip.163.com}
• 关键词：Cognition ; Peripheral arterial disease ; Atherosclerosis ; Community-based
• 刊名：Atherosclerosis
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：December 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：255
• 期：Complete
• 页码：90-95
• 全文大小：231 K
• 卷排序：255

文摘

A low ABI is associated with cognitive impairment, independent of age, gender, education level and common vascular risk factors. This association is pronounced in the non-hypertensive population and in the diabetic population. Highlighting the interest of using ABI to assist identifying individuals at higher risk of cognitive disorders, further research in this topic is needed.