Table 1.

Prevalence of peripheral artery disease (PAD) in men and women in population-based studies

Study	N	Age (y)	Prevalence in men (%)	Prevalence in women (%)	ABI criteria
Aboyans et al26	1932	45–84	4.4	12.3	<1.0
Moussa et al27	788	≥70 or 50–69 with DM or tobacco use	11.6	23.3	≤0.9
Ostchega et al4	3947	≥60	12.5	12.0	<0.9
Sigvant et al28	5080	60–90	9.4	12.6	<0.9
He et al29	2334	≥60	11.7	17.7	<0.9
Kröger et al30	4735	45–75	6.4	5.1	<0.9
Zheng et al31	15,173	45–64	2.5	3.6	≤0.9
Diehm et al32	6880	≥65	19.8	16.8	<0.9
Selvin and Erlinger2	2174	≥40	4.5	4.2	<0.9
Collins et al33	403	>50	17.4	15.9	<0.9
Murabito et al39	3313	≥40	3.9	3.3	<0.9
Hirsch et al34	6417	≥70 or 50–69 with DM or tobacco use	29.7	28.5	≤0.9*
Meijer et al35	7715	≥55	16.9	20.5	<0.9
Stoffers et al36	3171	45–74	7.2	6.5	<0.95
Newman et al37	5084	≥65	13.8	11.4	<0.9
Gofin et al38	1592	35–64	4.2	5.4	<0.9

Note:

^*Also includes a history of limb revascularization or documentation of PAD in the medical record.

Abbreviations: ABI, ankle brachial index; DM, diabetes mellitus.