International Journal of Vascular Medicine

Research Article

Prevalence, Correlates, and Prognosis of Peripheral Artery Disease in Rural Ecuador—Rationale, Protocol, and Phase I Results of a Population-Based Survey: An Atahualpa Project-Ancillary Study

Characteristics of Atahualpa residents aged ≥40 years according to pulse pressure levels.


	Total series	Pulse pressure (mmHg)		value
	Total series	≥65 ()	<65 ()	value

Age (mean ± SD)	59.5 ± 12.6	68.4 ± 11.7	55.6 ± 10.9	0.0001
Women, (%)	384 (58%)	134 (65%)	250 (54%)	0.008
Up to primary school, (%)	426 (64%)	157 (77%)	269 (58%)	0.0001
Alcohol intake ≥50 g/day, (%)	114 (17%)	23 (11%)	91 (20%)	0.007
Current smokers, (%)	12 (2%)	3 (1.5%)	9 (2%)	0.659
Body mass index, kg/m² (mean ± SD)	27 ± 5	27 ± 5	27 ± 5	⋯
Fasting glucose, mg/dL (mean ± SD)	140 ± 86	142 ± 92	135 ± 83	0.332
Total cholesterol, mg/dL (mean ± SD)	199 ± 33	198 ± 32	199 ± 33	0.716
Poor CVH status, (%)	464 (70%)	187 (91%)	277 (60%)	0.0001
Severe edentulism, (%)	192 (29%)	85 (41%)	107 (23%)	0.0001
Stroke or ischemic heart disease, (%)	41 (6%)	25 (12%)	16 (3%)	0.0001