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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Apr 24.
Published in final edited form as: Circ Res. 2015 Apr 24;116(9):1540–1550. doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.114.303517

Table 3.

Atypical Leg Pain Categories Commonly Experienced in Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease

Leg Pain/Carry On Leg Pain on Exertion and Rest
Leg Symptom Features Exertional leg pain that does not stop the patient from continuing to walk. Exertional leg pain that sometimes begins at rest among PAD patients without critical limb ischemia.
Prevalence among people with PAD Approximately 10% Approximately 20%
Clinical Characteristics as compared to people with intermittent claudication -Fewer depressive symptoms
-Higher ABI values.		 -Higher prevalence of diabetes
-Higher prevalence of spinal stenosis
-Reduced peripheral nerve sensation -Greater numbers of comorbidities.
Functional Impairment as compared to patients with classic intermittent claudication -Data are mixed with some evidence for less functional impairment and some showing no difference compared to PAD patients with claudication. -Greater functional impairment
-Faster functional decline.