Table 2.

	PAD	Control	P value
n	52	60
Age (years)	67.5	65	n.s.
Male gender (%)	83	45	<0.001
Diabetes mellitus (%)	37	20	n.s.
Hypertension (%)	88	76	n.s.
Smoking (%)	78	47	0.001
Hyperlipidemia (%)	75	52	0.01
CRP (mg/dL)	3.0	2.0	0.02
Leucocytes (Gpt/L)	7.2	7.3	n.s.
Urea (mmol/L)	5.1	5.4	n.s.
Creatinine (µmol/L)	75.5	72	n.s.
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)	4.7	5.4	0.002
LDL cholesterol (mmol/L)	2.6	3.3	<0.0001
HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)	1.2	1.3	n.s.
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	1.7	1.3	0.006

Values are reported as means or percentages. HDL: high-density lipoprotein; LDL: low-density lipoprotein.