Table I.
Demographic characteristics of participants (n = 40) who had plasma samples drawn before and after treadmill testing
| Overall (n = 40) | |
|---|---|
| Age, years | 65.0 [60.8, 69.3] |
| Gender | |
| Male | 30 (75.0) |
| Female | 10 (25.0) |
| BMI | 28.3 [25.8-30.1] |
| Tobacco use | |
| Never | 5 (12.5) |
| Former | 19 (47.5) |
| Recently quit (<3 mo) | 6 (15.0) |
| Current | 10 (25.0) |
| Diabetes | |
| Yes | 18 (45.0) |
| No | 22 (55.0) |
| Hypertension | |
| Yes | 36 (90.0) |
| No | 4 (10.0) |
| Hyperlipidemia | |
| Yes | 32 (80.0) |
| No | 8 (20.0) |
| Pretraining ABI | 0.690 [0.605-0.763] |
| Post-training ABI | 0.750 [0.640-0.870] |
| Pretraining PWT, minutes | 8.22 [4.81-11.7] |
| Post-training PWT, minutes | 14.1 [9.20-19.2] |
| Change in PWT, minutes | 4.95 [1.18-9.47] |
ABI, Ankle-brachial index; BMI, body mass ides; PWT, peak walking time.
Values are number (%) or median (interquartile range).