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Table 4 Difference in function and physical activity between patients with a low ABI and patients with a normal ABI

From: To screen or not to screen for peripheral arterial disease in subjects aged 80 and over in primary health care: a cross-sectional analysis from the BELFRAIL study

 

ABI < 0.9

(n= 70)

ABI ≥ 0.9

(n= 105)

P*

Institutionalised (n, %)

6 (8.6)

4 (3.8)

0.19$

MMSE (median, IQR)

28 (26-29)

28 (25-29)

0.29

ADL (median, IQR)

25 (22-27)

24 (19-27)

0.073

GDS-15 (median, IQR)

2 (1-4)

2 (1-4)

0.41

Tinetti (median, IQR)

27 (26-28)

27 (24-28)

0.29

Performance tests

   

   Performance test 1 (median, IQR)

13.4 (9.4-18.9)

13.0 (9.9-16.3)

0.41

   Performance test 2 (median, IQR)

14.5 (10.9-19.0)

14.2 (11.1-17.9)

0.90

   Performance test 3 (median, IQR)

14.4 (11.2-17.7)

13.6 (10.5-17.8)

0.80

LAPAQ (median, IQR)

70 (28-99)

88 (48-108)

0.023

  1. *Mann-Whitney U test; $, independent Student's t-test.
  2. ABI: ankle-brachial index; MMSE: Mini-Mental State Examination; IQR: inter-quartile range; ADL: Activities of Daily Living; GDS: Geriatric Depression Scale; LAPAQ: LASA Physical Activity Questionnaire.
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