Table III.

Bivariate analysis of variables associated with awareness of PAD diagnosis

Variable	Frequency	P value
Age (years), mean ± SD		.43
Aware of PAD diagnosis	70.2±10.6
Unaware of PAD diagnosis	68.5±10.3
Female sex	35/43 (81.4%)	<.01
Male sex	35/64 (54.7%)
Race
Caucasian	40/62 (64.5%)	.91
Non-Caucasian	26/41 (63.4%)
Highest education level attained		.68
High school or some college	37/59 (62.7%)
College degree or higher	30/45 (66.7%)
Annual household income		.33
≤ $60K	32/52 (61.5%)
> $60K	23/32 (71.9%)
Comorbidities
Diabetes	32/54 (59.3%)	.25
No diabetes	35/50 (70%)
Hypertension	56/86 (65.1%)	.75
No hypertension	11/18 (61.1%)
Hyperlipidemia	55/82 (67.1%)	.21
No hyperlipidemia	11/21 (52.4%)
Smoking	7/12 (58.3%)	.75
Non or former smoker	60/92 (65.2%)
PAD surgery history
History of percutaneous leg revascularization	44/56 (78.6%)	<.01
No history of percutaneous leg revascularization	23/48 (47.9%)
History of surgical bypass	23/38 (60.5%)	.53
No history of surgical bypass	44/66 (66.7%)
History of major amputation	11/17 (64.7%)	.98
No history of major amputation	56/87 (64.4%)
History of minor amputation	14/25 (56.0%)	.36
No history of minor amputation	51/77 (66.2%)
History of any leg revascularization	51/74 (68.9%)	.13
No history of any leg revascularization	16/30 (53.3%)
History of any amputation	20/34 (58.8%)	.47
No history of any amputation	45/68 (66.2%)
History of leg revascularization or major amputation	51/76 (67.1%)	.35
No history of leg revascularization or major amputation	16/28 (57.1%)
PAD symptoms		.59
Claudication	16/23 (69.6%)
Rest pain or tissue loss	52/82 (63.4%)
Ambulatory status		.82
Ambulates independently	39/58 (67.2%)
Ambulates with assistive device	19/31 (61.3%)
Non ambulatory	9/13 (69.2%)

Bold indicates P<.05.