Table 1.
Patient characteristics (n = 62) at assessment.
| Characteristics | Mean (± sd) or median (range) or n (%) |
| Gender, male | 44 (71%) |
| Age | 68.4 (± 11.4) |
| Risk factors | |
| Diabetes mellitus | 22 (35%) |
| Hypertension | 44 (71%) |
| Current or former smoker | 51 (82%) |
| Renal failure | 16 (26%) |
| Hypercholesterolemia | 15 (24%) |
| History of coronary artery disease | 23 (37%) |
| History of stroke | 12 (19%) |
| Fontaine stage | |
| II; intermittent claudication | 26 (42%) |
| III or IV; critical limb ischemia | 36 (58%) |
| Definitive treatment | |
| Conservative | 15 (24%) |
| Endovascular revascularization | 36 (58%)) |
| Surgical revascularization | 8 (13%) |
| Amputation | 3 (5%) |
| ABI at rest (in patients with CLI) |
0.35 (0-0.59) |
| Decrease ABI after exercise (in patients with IC)a |
0.28 (0.09-0.55) |
| Toe pressure mmHg (in patients with CLI) |
19 (0-67) |
| ALDS | 71 (± 17) |
| VascuQol total | 3.7 (± 1.3) |
aIndicates difference in ABI before and after exercise