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Published in final edited form as: Ann Vasc Surg. 2008 Jul 21;22(6):799–805. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2008.04.008

Table 2.

Relation between clinical factors and plaque burden for popliteal and tibial arteries. Plaque burden is represented by Mean % ± Standard Deviation.

Clinical Factor	Vessel	Present	Absent	P-Value
NIDDM	Popliteal	65.3 ± 6.9	61.4 ± 10.8	0.192
NIDDM	Tibials	54.4 ± 7.3	47.1 ± 10.5	0.106

CRF	Popliteal	65.2 ± 8.3	62.3 ± 9.5	0.344
CRF	Tibials	57.7 ± 5.1	48.7 ± 8.8	0.020

SMOKING	Popliteal	65.6 ± 10.4	59.3 ± 8.1	0.137
SMOKING	Tibials	49.4 ± 11.6	52.2 ± 6.8	0.578

AGE>60	Popliteal	64.3 ± 8.7	61.9 ± 11.1	0.511
AGE>60	Tibials	51.4 ± 6.9	56.5 ± 10.0	0.176

Hyperlipidemia	Popliteal	62.1 ± 7.8	64.9 ± 10.2	0.351
Hyperlipidemia	Tibials	51.9 ± 9.1	53.6 ± 6.5	0.610