Table 1.

Characteristics of the patients with intermittent claudication (n=297).

Variables	Values
Mean ± Standard deviation
Age, years old	65 ± 10
Body mass index, kg−1.m2	29.4 ± 6.1
Ankle brachial index	0.71 ± 0.23
Claudication onset time, seconds	215 ± 182
Peak walking time, seconds	421 ± 280
Ischemic window, mmHg−1min.m−1	−0.58 ± 1.04
Walking economy, ml.kg−1.min−1	10.3 ± 2.3
Peak oxygen uptake, ml.kg−1.min−1	12.4 ± 3.5
Frequency
Revascularization, % yes	42
Sex, % male	50
Obesity, % yes	44
Abdominal obesity, % yes	54
Diabetes mellitus, % yes	43
Hypertension, % yes	87
Dyslipidemia, % yes	89
Metabolic syndrome, % yes	80
Coronary artery disease, % yes	35
Osteoarthritis, % yes	59
Cerebrovascular diseases, %yes	15