Table 3.

Correlation Coefficients between Muscle Characteristics^*

	Women with PAD	Men with PAD	Women without PAD	Men without PAD
Calf muscle area and calf muscle density
Correlation coefficient	0.25	0.30	0.15	0.32
P value	0.001	<0.001	0.092	0.001
Calf muscle area and calf muscle percent fat
Correlation coefficient	−0.31	−0.31	−0.18	−0.27
P value	<0.001	<0.01	0.037	0.006
Calf muscle density and calf muscle percent fat
Correlation coefficient	−0.79	−0.79	−0.74	−0.79
P value	0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001

^*Spearman correlation coefficients. PAD = peripheral arterial disease.