Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: South Asians have low prevalence of peripheral arterial disease as measured only by low Ankle-Brachial-Index (ABI<0.9). Prevalence of high ABI is 5.5–8% (ABI≥1.3) and is associated with cardiovascular risk in Europeans.Aim: We studied high ABI: its prevalence and cardiovascular risk factor associations in South Asians.Methods: Adult South Asians (Indians, Pakistanis, and Bangladeshis) (n=274) and...