Lifetime risk and prevalence of lower extremity peripheral artery disease (PAD)
Residual lifetime risk of PAD
11.2%
Prevalence of PAD
0.6%
Lifetime: blue <10%,
green 10–20%,
yellow 20–30%,
orange 30–50%,
red >50%
Prevalence: blue <2%, green 2–5%, yellow 5–10%, orange 10–20%, red >20%
Prevalence: blue <2%, green 2–5%, yellow 5–10%, orange 10–20%, red >20%
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) defined as an ankle-brachial index (ABI) <0.90.
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About the calculator: Based on US community-based cohorts and mortality data to estimate prevalence and lifetime risk of PAD using Monte Carlo simulation of 100,000 individuals.
Matsushita K, Sang Y, Ning H, et al. J Am Heart Assoc. 2019;8(18).