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. 2009 Oct 12;7:88. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-88

Table 3.

Construct validity; Spearman correlation coefficients between the ALDS, the VascuQol and clinical indicators (n = 62).

ALDS VascuQol
(Activity)
VascuQol
(Total)
Decrease ABI after exercise
(in patients with IC)
r = 0.16 p = 0.50 r = 0.00 p = 1.00 r = 0.16 p = 0.50

ABI at rest
(in patients with CLI)
r = 0.14 p = 0.49 r = 0.02 p = 0.92 r = 0.20 p = 0.33

Toe pressure
(in patients with CLI)
r = 0.19 p = 0.37 r = 0.38 p = 0.06 r = 0.18 p = 0.38