Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of the patients in each group
| Variables | Total sample: 204 (100%)
|
P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group 1 ABI ≤0.9 (N=93) |
Group 2 ABI >0.9 (N=111) |
||
| ABIa | 0.73 (0.57–0.81) | 1.03 (0.98–1.10) | NA |
| Agea (years) | 74 (69–78) | 71 (67–76) | 0.057 |
| Female sex | 53 (56.9%) | 46 (41.4%) | 0.027 |
| Systemic hypertension | 86 (92.4%) | 98 (88.2%) | 0.317 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 36 (38.7%) | 36 (32.4%) | 0.35 |
| Dyslipidemia | 50 (53.7%) | 59 (53.1%) | 0.931 |
| Smoking | 33 (35.4%) | 26 (23.4%) | 0.058 |
| Acute coronary syndrome | 64 (68.8%) | 36 (32.4%) | 0.0001 |
Note:
a
Values expressed as median and interquartile range.
Abbreviations: ABI, ankle-brachial index; NA, not applicable.