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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2013 May 4;6(6):687–694. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2012.10.024

Table 1.

Adjusted Associations of Participant Characteristics and Superficial Femoral Artery Occlusion among Individuals with Peripheral Artery Disease (N=457)*

No occlusions in the superficial femoral artery
(N= 398)
One or more occlusions in the superficial femoral artery
(N=59)
P value
Ankle brachial index 0.68 (0.01) 0.58 (0.02) <0.001
Body Mass Index 29.3 (0.3) 28.9 (0.8) 0.573
Diabetes Mellitus 39.4% (2.4%) 34.3% (6.3%) 0.453
Hypertension 90.7% (1.5%) 88.4% (3.8%) 0.566
Current Smoking 24.2% (2.0%) 26.9% (5.2%) 0.577
Angina 21.6% (2.1%) 28.5% (5.4%) 0.238
Myocardial infarction 19.8% (2.0%) 30.8% (5.3%) 0.053
Heart failure 12.6% (1.7%) 15.0% (4.4%) 0.597
Stroke 16.6% (1.9%) 16.5% (4.9%) 0.993
Mean plaque volume 0.65 (0.01) 1.04 (0.01) <0.001
Mean lumen area 0.36 (0.01) 0.08 (0.01) <0.001
Leg Symptoms
Intermittent claudication 22.1% (2.1%) 30.5% (5.5%) 0.159
Asymptomatic 22.2% (1.9%) 5.93% (5.1%) 0.007
Pain/Carry on 8.8% (1.5%) 17.1% (3.9%) 0.049
Atypical exertional leg pain 19.9% (2.0%) 18.3% (5.2%) 0.782
Pain on exertion and rest 27.0% (2.2%) 28.2% (5.7%) 0.833
Collateral Grade
No occlusions in the superficial femoral artery
(N= 251)
Occlusions in superficial femoral artery
(N=40)
Grade 1 50.5% (2.9%) 11.7% (7.4%) <0.001
Grade 2 18.6% (2.4%) 9.01% (6.0%) 0.158
Grade 3 6.00% (1.7%) 20.0% (4.2%) 0.004
Grade 4 24.9% (2.8%) 59.3% (6.9%) <0.001
Collateral Vessel Number
0-3 collateral vessels 24.5% (2.5%) 6.56% (6.3%) 0.02
4-7 collateral vessels 51.0% (3.2%) 47.2% (8.0%) 0.649
8 or more collateral vessels 24.5% (2.7%) 46.3% (6.8%) 0.003
*

Mean values (standard error) are shown after adjustment for age, sex, and race.

291 participants underwent a magnetic resonance angiogram for measuring collateral vessels.