Clinical characteristics and demographics of the patients with PAD
| Characteristic | Patients with PAD (n=653) |
| Age (years) | 71.5±5.5 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.8±2.4 |
| Sex | |
| Male | 365 (55.9%) |
| Female | 288 (44.1%) |
| Smoking | 251 (38.4%) |
| Alcohol consumption | 234 (35.8%) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 207 (31.7%) |
| Hypertension | 294 (45.0%) |
| Hypercholesterolaemia | 274 (42.0%) |
| ABI | |
| 0.81–0.90 | 108 (16.5%) |
| 0.71–0.80 | 73 (11.2%) |
| 0.61–0.70 | 146 (22.4%) |
| 0.51–0.60 | 138 (21.1%) |
| 0.41–0.50 | 112 (17.2%) |
| ≤0.4 | 76 (11.6%) |
| Fontaine stage | |
| I | 67 (10.3%) |
| II | 189 (28.9%) |
| III | 138 (21.1%) |
| IV | 259 (39.7%) |
| Lesions | |
| BK | 125 (19.1%) |
| AK | 269 (41.2%) |
| Mixed | 259 (39.7%) |
ABI, ankle brachial index.; AK, above the knee; BK, below the knee; BMI, body mass index; PAD, peripheral arterial disease.