Abstract

This study was conducted to figure out the prevalence of symptomatic peripheral arterial disease among teachers. The data used in the analysis were based on 831 questionnaires, filled out by elementary, middle and high school teachers in Taegu, between September 5, 1994 and October, 4 in 1994. The prevalence of symptomatic peripheral arterial disease was 1.7% among teachers, 1.2% for definite claudication, 0.5% for atypical claudication, 1.7% for serious illness grade I, and 0% for the walk pain grade II. The prevalence was 1.9% for the male and 1.4% for the female. The prevalence by age group was 1.3% for less than 39, 1.6% for the forties, and 2.9% for the over fifties. The results shows that the prevalence increases as the age. The prevalence was 1.8% for the smoking group, 1.6% for the non-smoking group, 2.0% for the alcohol drinking group, and 1.5% for the non-alcohol drinking group. The prevalence for the lean group based on Body Mass Index(BMI) was 1.3%, 1.8% for the normal group, 2.1% for the obese group, 2.2% for the behavior pattern A, and 1.4% for the behavior pattern B. This study shows that the peripheral arterial disease may be considered as an important health problem among teachers.

• Keywords: Peripheral Arterial Disease;Teachers