TABLE 2.

General characteristics of patients with peripheral artery disease at a tertiary care hospital in Ontario, 2001 to 2002 (n=217)

Characteristic
Mean age, years (SD)	68.6 (11.9)
Female, %	41
Mean length of stay, days (SD)	11 (18)
History of MI, %	29
History of PTCA or CABG, %	12
History of previous MI, prior PTCA or CABG, %	42
History of prior stroke, %	16
History of cardiovascular disease*, %	42
Current smoker, %	28
Former smoker, %	51
Diabetes on treatment, %	35
Hypertension on treatment, %	57
Elevated cholesterol†, %	34
Any cardiovascular disease risk factor, %	93
≥2 cardiovascular disease risk factors, %	60
Established coronary or cerebrovascular disease, or ≥2 cardiovascular disease risk factors, %	76

^*Cardiovascular disease is defined as prior history of coronary or cerebrovascular disease;

^†Based on a history of elevated cholesterol recorded in the chart. CABG Coronary artery bypass graft; MI Myocardial infarction; PTCA Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty