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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Mar 24.
Published in final edited form as: J Vasc Surg. 2012 Jun;55(6):1662–73.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2011.12.010

Table I. Baseline Clinical Characteristics of Peripheral Arterial Disease Participants With and Without Walking Impairment Questionnaire.

Without WIQ
(N=41)
With WIQ
(N=638)
p value
Age, y 72.4 (10.2) 72.7 (8.3) 0.82
Male, % 56.1 56.6 0.95
Black race, % 24.4 16.8 0.21
ABI 0.64 (0.1) 0.65 (0.2) 0.79
BMI, kg/m2 26.5 (4.9) 27.7 (5.1) 0.15
Current Smoker, % 22.0 18.1 0.62
Angina, % 26.8 33.5 0.38
CHF, % 29.3 22.7 0.34
MI, % 22.0 24.6 0.70
Pulmonary Disease, % 41.3 35.7 0.46
Cancer, % 19.5 17.6 0.75
Diabetes, % 39.0 31.8 0.34
Blocks walked in the past week, n 32.1 (70.1) 32.5 (56.1) 0.96

Values shown are mean (Standard deviation) unless otherwise indicated. WIQ = Walking Impairment Questionnaire; PAD = peripheral arterial disease; ABI = ankle brachial index; BMI = body mass index; CHF = congestive heart failure; MI = myocardial infarction.