Table 1.
General Characteristics and Blood Panel Results of Study Participants
| Healthy control subjects (n = 15) | Peripheral artery disease patients (n = 13) | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender (male/female) | 8/7 | 7/6 |
| Age (y) | 58.0 ± 8.7 | 59.7 ± 7.3 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.6 ± 3.5 | 27.5 ± 5.2 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 133 ± 26 | 140 ± 23 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 85 ± 9.1 | 80 ± 9.4 |
| ABI (–) | 1.25 ± 0.17 | 0.71 ± 0.24*** |
| Blood panel results | ||
| hemoglobin (mM) | 8.85 ± 0.77 | 9.18 ± 0.98 |
| hematocrit (L/L) | 0.43 ± 0.031 | 0.44 ± 0.053 |
| platelets (×109/L) | 242 ± 58 | 269 ± 85 |
| MCV (fL) | 90.1 ± 4.1 | 92.4 ± 4.1 |
| WBC count (×109/L) | 6.41 ± 1.22 | 7.64 ± 2.59 |
| total cholesterol (mM) | 5.46 ± 0.90 | 4.48 ± 1.10* |
| HDL cholesterol (mM) | 1.55 ± 0.47 | 1.27 ± 0.40 |
| LDL cholesterol (mM) | 3.43 ± 0.79 | 2.50 ± 0.82** |
| triglycerides (mM) | 1.09 ± 0.49 | 1.53 ± 1.24 |
| creatinine (μM) | 76.6 ± 16.2 | 81.6 ± 23.1 |
| glucose (mM) | 5.60 ± 1.13 | 5.53 ± 0.40 |
ABI, ankle‐brachial index; BMI, body‐mass index; HDL, high‐density lipoprotein; LDL, low‐density lipoprotein; MCV, mean corpuscular volume; WBC, white blood cells.
*
P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.0001 vs. healthy control subjects (two‐sided Mann–Whitney U‐test).