Table II.

Biometric and hemodynamic data according to the ABI

	All		ABI ≤0.90		ABI >0.90
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Pa
Age (years)	49	14	54	12	45	15	.019
Weight (kg)	72	20	71	18	72	21	.779
Height (m)	1.66	.09	1.65	.10	1.67	.09	.447
Body mass index (kg/m2)	25.8	5.1	25.7	4.3	25.7	5.9	.993
Total cholesterol (g/L)	1.89	.23	1.86	.22	1.90	.24	.502
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (g/L)	.51	.17	.51	.18	.51	.16	.945
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (g/L)	.84	.49	.93	.48	.75	.50	.187
Triglycerides (g/L)	1.03	.48	1.10	.51	.96	.45	.300
Serum creatinine (mmol/L)	68	12	69	15	67	9	.535
Serum albumin (g/L)	71	5	71	5	71	6	.917
Brachial systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	127	16	128	15	125	17	.462
Brachial diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	74	10	76	11	73	9	.342
MABP (mm Hg)	92	11	93	12	90	11	.360
Pulse pressure (mm Hg)	52.8	11.1	52.8	1.0	52.1	12.6	.816
Framingham-Laurier risk score (%)	10%	10%	12	10	8	10	.174
ABI	.90	.18	.74	.12	1.06	.12	.000
Carotid intima-media thickness (mm)	.628	.108	.638	.087	.620	.123	.566
Compliance (mm2/kPa)	.9130	.34173	.79	.27	1.03	.37	.011
β stiffness index (AU)	7.1981	3.67159	7.87	2.94	6.56	4.11	.194
Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (m/s)	8.1306	1.91407	8.98	1.81	7.41	1.67	.010

ABI, Ankle-brachial index; AU, arbitrary unit.

Statistical comparisons performed between ABI ≤0.90 and ABI >0.90 groups.

^aUnadjusted statistics.