PMID- 37576729 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20230815 IS - 1677-7301 (Electronic) IS - 1677-5449 (Print) IS - 1677-5449 (Linking) VI - 22 DP - 2023 TI - Influence of atherosclerosis risk factors on the anatomical distribution of peripheral arterial disease in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia: a cross-sectional study. PG - e20230014 LID - 10.1590/1677-5449.202300141 [doi] LID - e20230014 AB - BACKGROUND: Atherosclerosis risk factors can have different impacts on cardiovascular diseases and on the anatomical distribution of Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD). OBJECTIVES: To study the influence of atherosclerosis risk factors on the anatomical distribution of PAD in patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI). METHODS: We performed an observational, cross-sectional, and analytical study that included 476 hospitalized patients with CLTI due to PAD. We compared the presence of atherosclerosis risk factors (age, gender, diabetes mellitus, smoking, and hypertension) in patients with PAD involving three different anatomic areas (aortoiliac, femoropopliteal, and infrapopliteal). Multivariate analysis was performed to identify associations between atherosclerosis risk factors and PAD distribution. RESULTS: The mean age of the 476 patients was 69 years, 249 (52%) were men, and 273 (57%) had diabetes. Seventy-four percent (353) had minor tissue loss. Multivariate analysis identified three risk factors associated with PAD anatomical distribution (gender, smoking, and DM). Women had a 2.7 (CI: 1.75-4.26) times greater chance of having femoropopliteal disease. Smokers had a 3.6-fold (CI: 1.54-8.30) greater risk of aortoiliac disease. Diabetic patients were 1.8 (CI: 1.04-3.19) times more likely to have isolated infrapopliteal occlusive disease. CONCLUSIONS: The study showed that gender, DM, and smoking impact on the anatomical distribution of PAD in patients with CLTI. Diabetic patients were more likely to have only infrapopliteal disease, women had a greater risk of femoropopliteal PAD, and smokers had a greater risk of aortoiliac occlusive disease. CI - Copyright(c) 2023 The authors. FAU - Dos Santos, Vanessa Prado AU - Dos Santos VP AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2754-8618 AD - Universidade Federal da Bahia - UFBA, Hospital Universitario Professor Edgard Santos - HUPES, Salvador, BA, Brasil. FAU - Cerutti, Camila Izabel AU - Cerutti CI AD - Universidade Federal da Bahia - UFBA, Hospital Universitario Professor Edgard Santos - HUPES, Salvador, BA, Brasil. FAU - Alencar, Marcelo Jose Carlos AU - Alencar MJC AD - Universidade Federal da Bahia - UFBA, Hospital Universitario Professor Edgard Santos - HUPES, Salvador, BA, Brasil. FAU - Queiroz, Andre Brito AU - Queiroz AB AD - Universidade Federal da Bahia - UFBA, Hospital Universitario Professor Edgard Santos - HUPES, Salvador, BA, Brasil. FAU - Ferreira, Lucas de Mello AU - Ferreira LM AD - Universidade Federal da Bahia - UFBA, Hospital Universitario Professor Edgard Santos - HUPES, Salvador, BA, Brasil. FAU - Fidelis, Cicero AU - Fidelis C AD - Universidade Federal da Bahia - UFBA, Hospital Universitario Professor Edgard Santos - HUPES, Salvador, BA, Brasil. FAU - de Araujo, Jose Siqueira AU - de Araujo JS AD - Universidade Federal da Bahia - UFBA, Hospital Universitario Professor Edgard Santos - HUPES, Salvador, BA, Brasil. FAU - Alves, Carlos Alberto Silveira AU - Alves CAS AD - Universidade Federal da Bahia - UFBA, Hospital Universitario Professor Edgard Santos - HUPES, Salvador, BA, Brasil. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20230717 PL - Brazil TA - J Vasc Bras JT - Jornal vascular brasileiro JID - 101262256 PMC - PMC10421571 OTO - NOTNLM OT - atherosclerosis OT - chronic limb-threatening ischemia OT - diabetes mellitus OT - peripheral arterial disease OT - risk factors COIS- Conflicts of interest: No conflicts of interest declared concerning the publication of this article. EDAT- 2023/08/14 06:42 MHDA- 2023/08/14 06:43 PMCR- 2023/07/17 CRDT- 2023/08/14 04:46 PHST- 2023/01/20 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/04/18 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/08/14 06:43 [medline] PHST- 2023/08/14 06:42 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/08/14 04:46 [entrez] PHST- 2023/07/17 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - jvbAO20230014 [pii] AID - 10.1590/1677-5449.202300141 [doi] PST - epublish SO - J Vasc Bras. 2023 Jul 17;22:e20230014. doi: 10.1590/1677-5449.202300141. eCollection 2023.