Schousboe JT, Vo TN, Langsetmo L, et al. - Given abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) and low ankle-brachial index (ABI) represent markers of multisite atherosclerosis, researchers undertook this observational cohort analysis to estimate their links in older men with health care expenses and utilization adjusted for each other, and after accounting for CVD risk factors as well as prevalent CVD diagnoses. This analysis was performed on community-dwelling men (n = 2,393; mean age 73.6 years) registered in the Osteoporotic Fractures in Men (MrOS) study and U.S. Medicare Fee for Service (FFS). Findings revealed higher subsequent health care expenses in relation to high levels of AAC and low ABI in older men, this was noted after accounting for clinical CVD risk factors, prevalent CVD diagnoses, and each other.