A cross-sectional study on peripheral arterial disease in a district of Sri Lanka: prevalence and associated factors

BMC Public Health
Janaka WeragodaAnil Samaranayaka

Abstract

Peripheral arterial disease (PAD), a slowly progressive atherosclerotic disease affecting vital organs of the body, is increasingly recognized as a health burden worldwide. Epidemiological information on peripheral arterial disease is scarce in Sri Lanka. The present study intended to estimate the prevalence and associated factors of PAD among adults aged 40-74 years in Gampaha district, Sri Lanka. A cross-sectional study was carried out to estimate the prevalence of PAD among adults aged 40-74 years in four randomly selected divisional secretariat areas in Gampaha district in 2012-2013. The sample size of 2912 adults was obtained from 104 clusters using multistage probability proportionate to size sampling. The number of individuals to be included in the 5-year age groups between 40 and 74 years was determined based on the population proportion of the respective age groups in the district. Cluster size was 28, and equal numbers of males and females were selected for each age group per cluster. PAD was defined as having an ankle-brachial pressure index ≤ 0.89. The age-and sex-standardized prevalence of PAD, adjusted for the sensitivity of the ankle-brachial pressure index was 3.6% (95% CI 2.9-4.3%), and no significant differenc...Continue Reading

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Oct 13, 2016·BMC Public Health·Janaka WeragodaS M Wijeyaratne
Dec 13, 2016·BMC Research Notes·Janaka WeragodaS M Wijeyaratne
May 26, 2018·Circulation·Annabelle Santos VolgmanUNKNOWN American Heart Association Council on Epidemiology and Prevention; Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke in Women and Special Po
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