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Table 1 Participant Characteristics

From: Diagnostic accuracy of resting systolic toe pressure for diagnosis of peripheral arterial disease in people with and without diabetes: a cross-sectional retrospective case-control study

 

DM Group

Control Group

Comparison

Total Limbs N

176

218

 

Males n (%)

115 (65)

125 (57)

B (p = 0.12)

Females n (%)

62 (35)

93 (43)

 

Age Range (Years)

53–94

56–95

 

Mean Age (years)(A)

74.60 (8.39)

78.33 (8.59)

 

History of foot complications

13 (7)

20 (9)

 

History of smoking (%)

103 (58)

110 (40)

B (p = 0.13)

Currently smoking (%)

9 (5)

16 (7)

 

Mean systolic TP (A)

90.43 (35.10)

87.59 (34.10)

(p = 0.42)

Calcification visualised on CDU (%)

49 (27)

85 (38)

 

Distal PAD n (%)

61 (34)

82 (37)

 

Proximal PAD n (%)

18 (9)

33 (15)

 

Distal and Proximal PAD n (%)

39 (22)

46 (21)

 

PAD prevalence n (%)

118 (67)

162 (74)

B (p = 0.11)

>50% stenosis n (%)

11(6)

18 (6)

 

>75% stenosis n (%)

11 (6)

26 (11)

 

Occlusion n (%)

96 (55)

117 (55)

 
  1. A=standard deviation, PAD = peripheral arterial disease, BPearson’s chi-square