Differences Between Women and Men with Intermittent Claudication: A Cross-Sectional Study

Intermittent claudication (IC) and its consequences have customarily been underestimated in women. Our study aimed to determine the differences on functional and quality-of-life issues between women and men in a large group of claudicants. This study was an observational, cross-sectional, nonrandomi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of women's health (Larchmont, N.Y. 2002) N.Y. 2002), 2014-10, Vol.23 (10), p.834-841
Hauptverfasser:	LOZANO, Francisco S, GONZALEZ-PORRAS, José R, MARCH, José R, CARRASCO, Eduardo, LOBOS, José M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Activities of Daily Living - psychology Age Distribution Aged Ankle Brachial Index Biological and medical sciences Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology Comorbidity Cross-Sectional Studies Exercise Female Humans Intermittent Claudication - epidemiology Intermittent Claudication - physiopathology Intermittent Claudication - psychology Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Prevention and actions Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Quality of Life Risk Factors Sex Distribution Socioeconomic Factors Specific populations (family, woman, child, elderly...) Surveys and Questionnaires Walking
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Zusammenfassung:	Intermittent claudication (IC) and its consequences have customarily been underestimated in women. Our study aimed to determine the differences on functional and quality-of-life issues between women and men in a large group of claudicants. This study was an observational, cross-sectional, nonrandomized, multicenter study of 1,641 claudicants (406 women). Information was collected from patients' medical history, a physical examination, the ankle-brachial index (ABI), the Walking Impairment Questionnaire (WIQ), and the European Quality of Life Questionnaire (EQ-5D). On average, women with IC were older than men with IC (70.0 vs. 67.8 years; p
ISSN:	1540-9996 1931-843X
DOI:	10.1089/jwh.2013.4653