ASSOCIATION OF ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX AND HEMOGLOBIN A1C WITH ALL-CAUSE AND CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY: RESULTS FROM THE NATIONAL HEALTH AND NUTRITION EXAMINATION SURVEY 1999 TO 2000

Background: Both ankle brachial index (ABI) and hemoglobin A1c (A1c) are independently associated with mortality. The combination of ABI and A1c with all-cause and cardiovascular (CV) mortality has not been examined. Methods: We followed 1,813 participants from NHANES for 11.5 years (median). We