Table 1.

Characteristics of the patients

Variable
Age (yrs)	64.8 ± 8.8
Men (%)	77.0
Weight (kg)	72.8 ± 10.5
Body mass index (kg/m2)	25.9 ± 3.3
Ankle-brachial index	0.61 ± 0.13
Risk factors
Previous smoking (%)	69
Current smoking (%)	22
Hypertension (%)	86
Diabetes mellitus (%)	40
Dyslipidemia (%)	87
Obesity (%)	13
Walking capacity
Claudication onset distance	156 ± 113
Total walking distance	397 ± 210
Questionnaire
WELCH score	24 ± 21

Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation and frequency.