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Edinburgh Artery Study: Prevalence of Asymptomatic and Symptomatic Peripheral Arterial Disease in the General Population

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Cross-sectional survey reveals prevalence of arterial disease in adults aged 55-74, indicating significant public health concern.

This research aims to describe the prevalence of both asymptomatic and symptomatic peripheral arterial disease and its relation to ischaemic heart disease.
Cross-sectional survey conducted on an age-stratified sample of 1592 men and women aged 55 to 74 years.
Arterial disease assessed using the WHO questionnaire and measurement of the ankle brachial pressure index (ABPI).
Participants selected from age-sex registers in ten general practices in Edinburgh.
Prevalence of intermittent claudication was 4.5% (95% CI: 3.5%-5.5%).
Major asymptomatic disease occurred in 8.0% (95% CI: 6.6%-9.4%).
Individuals with major asymptomatic disease showed a relative risk of 1.6 (95% CI: 1.3-1.9) for ischaemic heart disease compared to the normal population.

Fowkes et al. (1991) studied this question.

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