A Cross-sectional Study on the Relationship between Plasma Fibrinogen Level and the Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease / 中国慢性病预防与控制

Objective To examine the relationship between the levels of plasma fibrinogen and the Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Disease(PAOD)in an elderly population.Methods A population-based cross-sectional study was conducted in an urban Beijing sample of 2 680 subjects aged 60 years or older.Plasma fibrinogen was measured by the means of dispersion and comparing turbidity.PAOD was assessed by symptoms of intermittent claudication(IC)as measured by the WHO/ROSE questionnaire and an ankle-arm systolic blood pressure index(AAI)(