Table I.
Clinical characteristics of peripheral arterial disease patients with intermittent claudication. Values are means (SD) and percentages.
| Variables | Caucasian Men (N = 38) | African-American Men (N = 16) | Caucasian Women (N = 32) | African-American Women (N = 28) | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 68 (12) | 60 (7) | 67 (12) | 64 (9) | 0.098 |
| Weight (kg) | 84.6 (16.3) | 93.7 (25.0) | 77.9 (17.9) | 85.9 (18.7) | 0.050 |
| Body Mass Index (kg / m2) | 27.4 (4.4) | 30.9 (8.0) | 29.7 (6.7) | 32.3 (6.9) | 0.020 |
| Ankle/Brachial Index | 0.72 (0.21) | 0.78 (0.20) | 0.74 (0.27) | 0.73 (0.29) | 0.894 |
| Current Smoking (% yes) | 24 | 50 | 34 | 41 | 0.247 |
| Elevated Fasting Glucose (% yes) | 26 | 56 | 23 | 64 | 0.001 |
| Elevated Blood Pressure (% yes) | 81 | 100 | 77 | 93 | 0.101 |
| Elevated triglycerides (% yes) | 76 | 75 | 74 | 64 | 0.748 |
| Reduced HDL Cholesterol (% yes) | 87 | 81 | 87 | 82 | 0.915 |
| Abdominal Obesity (% yes) | 35 | 38 | 61 | 68 | 0.025 |
| Metabolic Syndrome Components (n) | 3.0 (1.2) | 3.5 (1.2) | 3.2 (1.2) | 3.7 (1.4) | 0.119 |
| Metabolic Syndrome (% yes) | 70 | 81 | 74 | 79 | 0.807 |
| Obesity (%) | 32 | 44 | 47 | 61 | 0.132 |
| Medication for blood pressure (% yes) | 74 | 88 | 69 | 86 | 0.298 |
| Medication for dyslipidemia (% yes) | 63 | 56 | 72 | 61 | 0.700 |
| Medication for diabetes (% yes) | 26 | 50 | 16 | 61 | 0.001 |
| Medication for PAD (% yes) | 71 | 81 | 72 | 64 | 0.696 |
| Large Artery Elasticity Index (ml × mmHg−1) × 10 | 15.7 (5.8) | 12.6 (3.9) | 15.2 (9.1) | 11.5 (4.3) | 0.042 |
| Small Artery Elasticity Index (ml × mmHg−1) × 100 | 4.3 (2.3) | 3.0 (1.8) | 3.7 (2.2) | 2.8 (1.3) | 0.019 |