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Table 3 Summary values for characteristics of groups and the 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*

SBP (mm Hg)

144.0 (17.8)

142.8 (17.5)

143.4 (17.7)

0.540

DBP (mm Hg)

81.6 (10.5)

81.5 (10.6)

81.5 (10.6)

0.647

Analytical (mg/dl)

    

Glycaemia

155.2 (45.2)

101.2 (21.6)

130.1 (45.1)

< 0.001

Cholesterol

207.3 (49.2)

209.8 (44.8)

208.4 (47.1)

0.244

HDL

51.7 (28.8)

52.1 (26.6)

51.9 (27.8)

0.078

LDL

125.9 (40.2)

130.8 (39.1)

128.2 (39.7)

0.118

Triglycerides

161.6 (75.4)

155.7 (79.7)

158.9 (77.4)

0.102

ABI

    

Overall

0.62 (0.21)

0.64 (0.15)

0.63 (0.19)

0.016

Categories (n,%)

    

> 1.30

29 (6.1)

26 (5.9)

55 (6.0)

0.033

0.90-0.50

343 (71.9)

352 (79.4)

695 (75.5)

 

< 0.50

105 (22.0)

65 (14.7)

170 (18.5)

 

WIQ

    

Pain (mean%)

44.29 (20.05)

50.17 (20.35)

47.12 (20.40)

< 0.001

Walking distance

1395.60 (1136.22)

1811.26 (1337.63)

1595.75 (1253.96)

< 0.001

Distance (mean%)

29.79 (24.26)

38.67 (28.56)

34.07 (26.77)

< 0.001

Walking speed

14.54 (9.65)

18.19 (11.21)

16.30 (10.59)

< 0.001

Speed (mean%)

31.62 (20.99)

39.54 (24.38)

35.43 (23.00)

< 0.001

Stair-climbing

106.11 (76.48)

131.92 (86.01)

118.54 (82.19)

< 0.001

Stair-climbing (mean%)

36.84 (26.56)

45.81 (29.86)

41.16 (28.54)

< 0.001

EQ-5D

    

Global score

0.54 (0.22)

0.62 (0.19)

0.58 (0.21)

< 0.001

VAS score (mean%)

53.31 (20.54)

56.92 (21.97)

55.04 (21.30)

0.003

  1. 0-1 or 0-100% (worst – best quality of life).
  2. SBP = Systolic blood pressure.
  3. DBP = Diastolic blood pressure.
  4. HDL = High-density lipoprotein: LDL = Low-density lipoprotein.
  5. ABI = Ankle-brachial index; WIQ = Walking Impairment Questionnaire; EQ-5D = EuroQol.
  6. *Diabetic group vs non-diabetic group.
  7. Values are the mean (and standard deviation), except where indicated as being frequency and percentage.