Table 5.
Characteristics of Atahualpa residents aged ≥40 years according to the Edinburgh claudication questionnaire.
|
Total series n = 665 |
Edinburgh claudication questionnaire | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| positive (n = 44) | negative (n = 621) | |||
| Age (mean ± SD) | 59.5 ± 12.6 | 66.3 ± 11.9 | 59 ± 12.5 | 0.0001 |
| Women, n (%) | 384 (58%) | 32 (73%) | 352 (57%) | 0.054 |
| Up to primary school, n (%) | 426 (64%) | 30 (68%) | 396 (64%) | 0.67 |
| Alcohol intake ≥50 g/day, n (%) | 114 (17%) | 5 (11%) | 109 (18%) | 0.396 |
| Current smokers, n (%) | 12 (2%) | 1 (2.3%) | 11 (1.8%) | 0.809 |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 (mean ± SD) | 27 ± 5 | 27 ± 5 | 27 ± 5 | ⋯ |
| Fasting glucose, mg/dL (mean ± SD) | 140 ± 86 | 173 ± 105 | 137 ± 84 | 0.007 |
| Total cholesterol, mg/dL (mean ± SD) | 199 ± 33 | 200 ± 30 | 199 ± 33 | 0.845 |
| Poor CVH status, n (%) | 464 (70%) | 40 (91%) | 424 (68%) | 0.003 |
| Severe edentulism, n (%) | 192 (29%) | 16 (36%) | 176 (28%) | 0.335 |
| Stroke or ischemic heart disease, n (%) | 41 (6%) | 4 (9%) | 37 (6%) | 0.610 |