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Gaceta Sanitaria  Print version ISSN 0213-9111   ALZAMORA, María
Teresa et al. Prevalence of arterial calcification and related
risk factors: the multicenter population-based ARTPER study. Gac
Sanit [online]. 2012, vol.26, n.1, pp. 74-77. ISSN 0213-9111.
Objective: To determine the prevalence of arterial calcification
(ankle-brachial index >1.4) and its related factors among the
general population aged >49 years. Methods: We performed a
cross-sectional study of 3,786 people randomly selected from 28
centers. To assess the factors associated with arterial
calcification using a multivariate logistic model, the whole
sample was used to compute prevalence, excluding persons with
peripheral arterial disease (ankle-brachial index <0.9).
Results: Arterial calcification was found in 235 persons