PubMed:23324631 JSONTXT

{"project":"Allie","denotations":[{"id":"SS1_23324631_1_0","span":{"begin":83,"end":103},"obj":"expanded"},{"id":"SS2_23324631_1_0","span":{"begin":105,"end":108},"obj":"abbr"}],"relations":[{"id":"AE1_23324631_1_0","pred":"abbreviatedTo","subj":"SS1_23324631_1_0","obj":"SS2_23324631_1_0"}],"text":"[Prevalence of an abnormal ankle-brachial index in the Republic of Tatarstan].\nThe ankle-brachial index (ABI) was determined in a total of 1,751 employees of industrial enterprises of the Republic of Tatarstan aged from 45 to 84 years old (mean age 55,3 ± 0,14 years). An abnormal ABI was registered in 5,1% of the examined people (4,1% in the age group from 45 to 55 years, 5,4% in 56-65-year-old patients, and 12,1% in subjects over 65 years (p=0,001). An abnormal ABI was registered in 8.3% of men, and 3,1% of women (p=0,000), in 4,1% of rural population, 5,9% (p=0,138) of urban population, in 14,8% (p=0,000) of smokers, and in 45,4% (p = 0,000) of patients with a history of a cardiovascular event."}