Risk Factors for and the Prevalence of Peripheral Arterial Disease and its Relationship to Carotid Atherosclerosis: The Kyushu and Okinawa Population Study (KOPS)

Abstract

The prevalence of PAD in Japan was confirmed to be lower than that of similar studies performed in other countries. PAD was strongly correlated with age and dyslipidemia in both sexes, carotid atherosclerosis in males, and abdominal fat in females.