Table I.
Clinical characteristics of 133 peripheral arterial disease patients with intermittent claudication. Values are means (SD) or percentages.
| Variables | Values |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | 67 (10) |
| Weight (kg) | 82.5 (18.9) |
| Body Mass Index | 29.2 (6.6) |
| Ankle/Brachial Index | 0.71 (0.23) |
| Ischemic Window (mmHg.min.meter−1) | 0.54 (0.72) |
| ICD (meters) | 236 (198) |
| ACD (meters) | 424 (285) |
| Peak Oxygen Uptake (ml.kg−1.min−1) | 12.6 (4.0) |
| Sex (% Men) | 50 |
| Race (% Caucasian) | 49 |
| Coronary Artery Disease (% yes) | 42 |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (% yes) | 26 |
| Congestive Heart Failure (% yes) | 11 |
| Current Smoking (% yes) | 32 |
| Diabetes (% yes) | 29 |
| Hypertension (% yes) | 79 |
| Dyslipidemia (% yes) | 79 |
| Abdominal Obesity (% yes) | 65 |
| Obesity (% yes) | 39 |
ACD = absolute claudication distance, ICD = initial claudication distance,. Obesity was defined as having a body mass index ≥ 30 kg / m2. Abdominal obesity was defined as having a waist circumference > 102 cm for men and > 88 cm for women.