Table 1.
Main Characteristics of the Study Population.a
| Variable | Patients with PAD (N=240) |
Control subjects (N=240) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age — yr | 63.6±12.0 | 59.2±7.8 | <0.001 |
| Male sex — no.(%) | 203(84.6) | 195(80.0) | 0.332 |
| Smoking habits — no.(%) | 119(49.6) | 46(19.2) | <0.001 |
| Drinking habits — no.(%) | 63(26.2) | 44(18.3) | 0.037 |
| Hypertension — no.(%) | 142(59.2) | 74(30.8) | <0.001 |
| Hyperlipidemia — no.(%) | 168(70.0) | 123(51.2) | <0.001 |
| Diabetes — no.(%) | 83(34.6) | 17(7.1) | <0.001 |
| CAD — no.(%) | 78(32.5) | 21(8.8) | <0.001 |
| Ischemic stroke— no.(%) | 62(25.8) | 13(5.4) | <0.001 |
| tHcy — μmol/L | 20.4±11.5 | 17.2±8.7 | <0.001 |
a
Plus-minus values are means ±SD. P values were calculated by comparing characteristics between two groups.