[Table/Fig-2]:

Slightly increased telomere attrition over 6 months in lymphocytes of patients with PAD compared to healthy controls

Boxplot of the telomere attrition in granulocytes and lymphocytes derived from peripheral blood of patients with PAD and healthy controls. Telomere attrition has been calculated as difference between the initial measurement and the follow-up measurement 6 months later. Black bars indicate the median (50%), grey bars respectively the higher (75%) or the lower quartiles (25%)