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. 2025 Mar 25;88(5):389–397. doi: 10.1097/JCMA.0000000000001224

Table 5.

Comparison of baseline clinical characteristics between Taiwan registry and representative PAD registries

TwPAD
n = 1005
PORTRAIT
n = 1275
K-VIS ELLA
n = 3073
XLPAD
n = 2162
Age, y 70.5 ± 11.5 67.6 ± 9.4 68.4 ± 9.5 66.2 ± 10.2
Male, n (%) 596 (59.3) 793 (62.2) 2523 (82.1) 1630 (75.4)
BMI 24.7 ± 4.5 29.0 ± 6.4 23.5 ± 3.6 -
Former or current smoker, n (%) 408 (40.6) 1134 (89.2) 1790 (58.2) -
Hypertension, n (%) 767 (76.3) 1017 (79.8) 2257 (73.4) 1102 (51.0)
Diabetes, n (%) 685 (68.2) 398 (31.2) 1378 (58.0) 112 (23.4)
Hyperlipidemia, n (%) 730 (72.6) 1015 (79.6) 1195 (38.9) 1761 (81.5)
Heart failure, n (%) 180 (17.9) 127 (10.0) - 12 (2.5)
Atrial fibrillation, n (%) 113 (11.2) 143 (11.2) - 35 (7.3)
Prior PCI, n (%) 319 (31.7) 282 (22.1) - 56 (11.7)
Prior CABG, n (%) 33 (32.8) 243 (19.1) - 45 (9.4)
Prior LEAD intervention, n (%) 601 (59.8) 253 (19.8) 299 (9.7) 57 (11.9)
Aspirin, n (%) 478 (47.6) - 2592 (84.3) 1180 (54.6)
Clopidogrel, n (%) 463 (46.1) - 2522 (82.1) 623 (28.9)
Cilostazol, n (%) 565 (56.2) 141 (11.8) - -
ACEi/ARB, n (%) 397 (39.5) 724 (60.1) 1366 (44.5) 862 (39.9)
Beta blocker, n (%) 390 (38.8) - 1051 (34.2) 857 (39.6)
Statin, n (%) 270 (26.9) 966 (80.6) 2127 (69.2) 1090 (50.4)
Antidiabetic Agents, n (%) 548 (54.5) - 578 (18.8) -

ACEi = angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors; ARB = angiotensin II receptor blockers; GLP-1 receptor agonist = glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists; LEAD = lower extremity arterial disease; SGLT2-I = sodium-glucose transport protein 2 inhibitor.