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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: The ankle brachial index in people with and without diabetes: intra-tester reliability

 

Diabetes (n = 40)

No diabetes (n = 45)

Between group differences

Males n (%)

20 (50)

20 (44)

0.79

Females n (%)

20 (50)

25 (55)

 

Age range (years)

50–81

65–94

 

Mean age (years)

68.0

76.3

0.001

Mean body mass index

33.9

29.4

0.001

Smoking history n (%)

16 (40)

15 (33)

0.94

Mean diabetes duration (years)

8.1

  

Oral hypoglycaemics n (%)

31 (78)

  

Insulin n (%)

14 (35)

  

Neuropathy n (%)

14 (35)

  

Mean ankle pressure 1 mmHg (SD)

129.9 (15.5)

132.7 (11.8)

0.22

Mean ankle pressure 2 mmHg (SD)

132.5 (16.1)

127 (12.6)

0.65

Mean brachial pressure 1 mmHg (SD)

123.6 (11.4)

130.9

0.22

Mean brachial pressure 2 mmHg (SD)

124.7 (11)

129.5

0.10

Mean ABI test 1 mmHg (SD)

1.06 (0.13)

1.04

0.34

Mean ABI test 2 mmHg (SD

1.06 (0.11)

1.04

0.67

Mean ABI ≤0.90 in both assessments

N = 3

N = 5

 
  1. ABI ankle brachial index