Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of subjects with peripheral artery disease (PAD) and controls. Values are means (standard deviation) or percentage of subjects in each group.
| Variables | Control Group (n = 36) |
PAD Group (n = 130) |
P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 63 (12) | 64 (10) | 0.694 |
| Weight (kg) | 88.1 (23.0) | 84.5 (19.6) | 0.350 |
| Body Mass Index | 31.5 (8.7) | 29.6 (6.1) | 0.137 |
| Ankle/Brachial Index | 1.17 (0.12) | 0.72 (0.25) | < 0.001 |
| Claudication Onset Time (sec) | ----- | 177 (146) | ----- |
| Peak Walking Time (sec) | ----- | 394 (265) | ----- |
| Ischemic Window (mmHg × min / meter) | ----- | −0.65 (1.22) | ----- |
| Sex (% Men) | 33 | 52 | 0.044 |
| Race (% Caucasian) | 51 | 51 | 0.945 |
| Current Smoking (% yes) | 15 | 39 | 0.008 |
| Hypertension (%) | 71 | 85 | 0.060 |
| Dyslipidemia (% yes) | 65 | 80 | 0.060 |
| Diabetes (%) | 35 | 42 | 0.512 |
| Obesity (% yes) | 47 | 45 | 0.846 |
| Myocardial Infarction (% yes) | 15 | 19 | 0.600 |
| Angina (% yes) | 24 | 22 | 0.880 |
| Cerebrovascular Accident (% yes) | 12 | 18 | 0.359 |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (% yes) | 21 | 25 | 0.565 |
| Dyspnea (% yes) | 44 | 58 | 0.159 |
| Renal Disease (% yes) | 9 | 5 | 0.340 |
| Arthritis (% yes) | 79 | 64 | 0.087 |