Physical Activity During Daily Life and Functional Decline in Peripheral Arterial Disease
Author(s) -
Parveen K. Garg,
Kiang Liu,
Lü Tian,
Jack M. Guralnik,
Luigi Ferrucci,
Michael H. Criqui,
Jin Tan,
Mary Mcdermott
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.108.791491
Subject(s) - medicine , quartile , arterial disease , peripheral , population , body mass index , ankle , arterial stiffness , preferred walking speed , cardiology , physical therapy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , confidence interval , blood pressure , surgery , vascular disease , environmental health
Few modifiable behaviors have been identified that are associated with slower rates of functional decline in persons with lower-extremity peripheral arterial disease. We determined whether higher levels of physical activity during daily life are associated with less functional decline in persons with peripheral arterial disease.
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