Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of patients
| Number of limbs | 147 |
| Number of patients | 87 |
| Gender (men/women) | 74/13 |
| Age (years) | 70.4 ± 8.9 |
| Hypertension | 56 (64.4) |
| Diabetes melilitus | 26 (29.9) |
| Dyslipidemia | 42 (48.3) |
| Coronary artery disease | 36 (41.4) |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 7 (8.0) |
| Symptoms of lower extremities | |
| Intermittent claudication (limbs) | 65 (44.2) |
| Coldness (limbs) | 69 (46.9) |
| Numbness (limbs) | 42 (28.6) |
| ABI | 1.12 ± 0.10 |
| ABI, 0.91–0.99 (limbs) | 21 (14.3) |
| ABI, 1.0≤ (limbs) | 126 (85.7) |
| UT (ms) | 158.4 ± 28.1 |
| %MAP (%) | 39.3 ± 4.4 |
ABI: ankle-brachial pressure index; UT: upstroke time; %MAP: percentage of mean artery pressure