Table 3.
Leg Pain/Carry On | Leg Pain on Exertion and Rest | |
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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. |