Table I.
Clinical characteristics of 39 peripheral arterial disease patients with intermittent claudication. Values are means (SD) and percentages.
| Variables | Values |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | 68 (10) |
| Weight (kg) | 84.6 (18.5) |
| Body Mass Index | 30.2 (7.4) |
| Ankle/Brachial Index | 0.64 (0.18) |
| Ischemic Window (min × mmHg / meter) | 0.48 (0.41) |
| ICD (meters) | 274 (178) |
| ACD (meters) | 480 (273) |
| Peak Oxygen Uptake (ml.kg-1.min-1) | 12.6 (4.3) |
| Sex (% Men) | 54 |
| Race (% Caucasian) | 49 |
| Current Smoking (% yes) | 38 |
| Diabetes (% yes) | 38 |
| Hypertension (% yes) | 87 |
| Dyslipidemia (% yes) | 87 |
| Obesity (% yes) | 44 |
ACD = absolute claudication distance, AUC = area under the curve, ICD = initial claudication distance,. Obesity was defined as having a body mass index ≥ 30 kg / m2.