Table 2 Characteristics of the groups and overall series
From: Diabetes mellitus and intermittent claudication: a cross-sectional study of 920 claudicants
Characteristic | Diabetic (n = 477) | Non-diabetic (n = 443) | Total (n = 920) | p* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Male (n, %) | 355 (74.4) | 362 (81.7) | 717 (77.9) | 0.006 |
Year (mean, SD) | 69.8 (9.3) | 66.4 (10.0) | 68.2 (9.8) | < 0.001 |
BMI (mean, SD) | 28.2 (3.7) | 26.9 (3.4) | 27.6 (3.6) | < 0.001 |
Sedentarism (n, %) | 317 (66.5) | 211 (47.6) | 528 (57.4) | < 0.001 |
Ex-smoker (n, %) | 178 (37.3) | 171 (38.6) | 349 (37.9) | 0.085 |
Cardiovascular (CV) risk factor (n, %) | ||||
Smoker | 168 (35.2) | 189 (42.7) | 357 (38.8) | < 0.001 |
Diabetic mellitus | 477 (100) | 0 (0) | 477 (100) | < 0.001 |
Hypertension | 385 (80.7) | 313 (70.7) | 698 (75.9) | < 0.001 |
Dyslipidaemia | 311 (65.2) | 280 (63.2) | 591 (64.2) | 0.528 |
Number of CV risk factors | ||||
None | 0 (0.0) | 23 (5.2) | 23 (2.5) | < 0.001 |
One | 29 (6.1) | 130 (29.3) | 159 (17.3) | |
Two | 125 (26.2) | 218 (49.2) | 343 (37.3) | |
Three | 230 (48.2) | 72 (16.3) | 302 (32.8) | |
All (four) | 93 (19.5) | 0 (0.0) | 93 (10.1) | |
CV disease-associated conditions (n, %) | ||||
Cardiac failure | 50 (10.5) | 36 (8.1) | 86 (9.3) | 0.220 |
Ischaemic cardiopathy | 160 (33.5) | 118 (26.6) | 278 (30.2) | 0.023 |
Arrythmias | 54 (11.3) | 31 (7.0) | 85 (9.2) | 0.024 |
Valvulopathy | 22 (4.6) | 11 (2.5) | 33 (3.6) | 0.083 |
Chronic renal failure | 53 (11.1) | 24 (5.4) | 77 (8.4) | 0.002 |
Prior CV diseases (n, %) | ||||
Myocardial infarction | 62 (14.0) | 67 (14.0) | 129 (14.0) | 0.982 |
Angina pectoris | 38 (8.6) | 48 (10.1) | 86 (9.3) | 0.439 |
Stroke | 4 (0.9) | 19 (4.0) | 23 (2.5) | 0.003 |
Osteoarticular diseases (n, %) | ||||
Arthrosis | 263 (55.1) | 158 (35.7) | 421 (45.8) | < 0.001 |
Arthritis | 21 (4.4) | 21 (4.7) | 42 (4.6) | 0.806 |
Vertebral disc prolapse | 45 (9.4) | 36 (8.1) | 81 (8.8) | 0.484 |
Lumbar pathology | 83 (17.4) | 69 (15.6) | 152 (16.5) | 0.456 |
Major trauma | 5 (1.0) | 4 (0.9) | 9 (1.0) | 1.000 |
Family history of | ||||
CV disease (n, %) | 295 (61.8) | 246 (55.5) | 541 (58.8) | 0.095 |