Table 1.

Descriptive characteristics of subjects with peripheral artery disease and control subjects without known atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

	No ASCVD	PAD	p =
	n=19	n=239
Age, mean (SD), years	63.2 (6.3)	72.3 (10.9)	<0.001
Female sex, n (%)	7 (37%)	78 (32.6%)	0.81
BMI, mean (SD), kg/m2	29.9 (5.1)	26.7 (5.3)	0.01
LDL-cholesterol, mean (SD), mg/dL	77 (42)	68 (25)	0.47
HDL-cholesterol, mean (SD), mg/dL	55 (17)	43 (13)	0.006
Triglycerides, median [range], mg/dL	116 [35, 259]	94 [31, 349]	0.20
Hypertension, n (%)	11 (57.9)	205 (85.8)	0.002
Hyperlipidemia, n (%)	12 (63.2)	177 (74.1)	0.34
Diabetes, n (%)	3 (15.8)	118 (49.4)	0.002
Insulin use, n (%)	0 (0.0)	75 (31.4)	-
Coronary artery disease, n (%)	0 (0.0)	133 (55.6)	-
Prior myocardial infarction, n (%)	0 (0.0)	55 (23.0)	-
Current smokers, n (%)	1 (5.3)	38 (15.9)	0.20
Statin use, n (%)	11 (57.9)	193 (80.7)	0.02
Aspirin use, n (%)	10 (52.6)	208 (87.0)	<0.001
Clopidogrel use, n (%)	0 (0.0)	90 (37.7)	-

SI conversion factors: To convert cholesterol to mmol/L, multiply values by 0.0259.

ASCVD – atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease

BMI – body mass index

LDL – low density lipoprotein

HDL – high density lipoprotein

PAD – peripheral artery disease

SD – standard deviation