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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2011 Dec 6;5(1):94–102. doi: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.111.962233

Table 2.

Demographics of the cohort of patients undergoing major amputation for PAD

Overall (n=20,464) Underwent Vascular Procedure In Year Prior to Amputation (n=9,349) Did Not Undergo Vascular Procedure In Year Prior to Amputation (n=11,115)

Characteristic Mean (95% CI) Mean (95% CI) Mean (95% CI) p value
Age 78.4 (78.3–78.5) 77.0 (76.9–77.2) 79.2 (79.0–79.3) <0.001
Female Gender (%) 49.3 (48.6–50.0) 46.1 (45.0–47.3) 51.0 (50.2–51.9) <0.001
Black Race (%) 27.7 (27.0–28.3) 24.8 (23.8–25.8) 29.3 (28.5–30.0) <0.001
Diabetes (%) 49.3 (48.6–49.9) 55.2 (54.0–56.3) 45.9 (45.1–48.8) <0.001
Coronary Artery Disease (%) 13.5 (12.9–13.9) 16.5 (15.7–17.4) 11.7 (11.1–12.2) <0.001
Congestive Heart Failure (%) 35.1 (34.5–35.8) 38.3 (37.1–39.2) 33.4 (32.6–34.2) <0.001
COPD (%) 22.8 (22.2–23.4) 26.7 (25.7–27.7) 20.6 (19.9–21.3) <0.001
Cerebrovascular Disease (%) 11.3 (10.8–11.7) 11.3 (10.6–12.0) 11.3 (10.7–11.8) 0.548
Renal Failure (%) 17.4 (16.8–17.9) 22.0 (21.1–22.9) 14.7 (14.1–15.4) <0.001
Charlson Comorbidity Score 2.9 (2.8–2.9) 3.3 (3.3–3.4) 2.6 (2.6–2.7) <0.001