Table 1.
Baseline patient characteristics
| Variable | (n = 35) |
|---|---|
| Demographic | |
| Age, years | 71 ± 9 |
| 72 [51–86] | |
| Men, n (%) | 28 (80) |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | |
| Caucasian/non‐Hispanic | 33 (94) |
| African‐American | 1 (3) |
| Other | 1 (3) |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 | 28.2 ± 5.6 |
| 28.3 [18.5–40.9] | |
| Clinical presentation | |
| Rutherford class, n (%) | |
| 2 | 1 (3) |
| 3 | 16 (45) |
| 4 | 14 (40) |
| 5 | 4 (12) |
| Ankle‐brachial index | 1.0 ± 0.38 |
| 1.0 [0.18–2.72] | |
| Medical history, n (%) | |
| Smoking history | 22/35 (63) |
| Current smoker | 6/22 (27) |
| Hypertension | 35 (100) |
| Hyperlipidemia | 34 (97) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 19 (55) |
| Obesity | 11 (33) |
| Myocardial infarction | 16/26 (62) |
| Previous coronary revascularization | 22/26 (85) |