TABLE 2.
Clinical characteristics.
| Clinical PAD N = 132 | Subclinical PAD N = 148 | No PAD N = 767 | P for trend | |
| STEMI (discharge diagnosis) – N (%) | 27 (20.5) | 53 (35.8) | 346 (45.1) | <0.001 |
| Admin SBP (mmHg) mean (SD) | 143 (28) | 148 (28) | 144 (26) | 0.86 |
| Admin DBP (mmHg) mean (SD) | 77 (15) | 83 (16) | 83 (15) | 0.007 |
| Admin Heart rate (bpm) [mean (SD)] | 81.76 (22.37) | 80.58 (18.47) | 79.05 (17.40) | 0.364 |
| Ejection Fraction category | ||||
| Normal (> = 50%) – N (%) | 39 (33.6) | 63 (49.2) | 339 (51.1) | 0.001 |
| Mild (40–49%) – N (%) | 33 (28.4) | 35 (27.3) | 213 (32.1) | 0.288 |
| Moderate (30–39%) N (%) | 27 (23.3) | 23 (18.0) | 92 (13.9) | 0.007 |
| Severe (< 30%) – N (%) | 17 (14.7) | 7 (5.5) | 20 (3.0) | <0.001 |
| Killip class of ≥ 2- N (%) | 28 (23.1) | 14 (10.7) | 44 (6.2) | <0.001 |
DBP, diastolic blood pressure; PAD, peripheral artery disease; SBP, systolic blood pressure; STEMI, ST-elevation myocardial infarction.