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Table 2 Summary of study population demographics, signs/symptoms, and risk factors

From: Digital ankle-brachial index technology used in primary care settings to detect flow obstruction: a population based registry study

Measure

All subjects

PAD negative subjects

PAD positive subjects

 

Mean ± SD (N)

95% CI

Mean ± SD (N)

95% CI

Mean ± SD (N)

95% CI

 

or

 

or

 

or

 
 

% (n/N)

 

% (n/N)

 

% (n/N)

 

Age (years)

67.2 ± 13.8

66.1, 68.3

67.1 ± 13.9

65.9, 68.2

68.2 ± 12.9

65.2, 71.1

(627)

(551)

(76)

Age group (years)

      

   <50

10.7%

8.3%, 13.1%

10.7%

8.1%, 13.3%

10.5%

3.6%, 17.4%

(67/627)

(59/551)

(8/76)

   50-59

17.7%

14.7%, 20.7%

18.5%

15.3%, 21.8%

11.8%

4.6%, 19.1%

(111/627)

(102/551)

(9/76)

   60-69

25.5%

22.1%, 28.9%

25.0%

21.4%, 28.7%

28.9%

18.8%, 39.1%

(160/627)

(138/551)

(22/76)

   70+

46.1%

42.2%, 50.0%

45.7%

41.6%, 49.9%

48.7%

37.4%, 59.9%

(289/627)

(252/551)

(37/76)

Male

38.0%

33.7%, 42.3%

36.6%

32.0%, 41.1%

47.1%

35.2%, 58.9%

(190/500)

(158/432)

(32/68)

Claudication

20.3%

17.1%, 23.6%

19.7%

16.3%, 23.1%

25.0%

15.0%, 35.0%

(122/600)

(104/528)

(18/72)

Discolored/blue legs

21.6%

18.3%, 24.8%

20.6%

17.2%, 24.0%

28.4%

18.1%, 38.7%

(133/617)

(112/543)

(21/74)

Non-healing wound

11.4%

8.9%, 13.9%

11.0%

8.4%, 13.6%

14.5%

6.6%, 22.4%

(71/622)

(60/546)

(11/76)

At least 1 sign/symptom

42.1%

38.2%, 46.0%

41.2%

37.1%, 45.3%

48.7%

37.4%, 59.9%

(264/627)

(227/551)

(37/76)

High cholesterol

61.5%

57.6%, 65.3%

61.5%

57.3%, 65.6%

61.6%

50.5%, 72.8%

(375/610)

(330/537)

(45/73)

Hypertension

72.5%

69.0%, 76.1%

73.0%

69.2%, 76.7%

69.4%

58.8%, 80.1%

(444/612)

(394/540)

(50/72)

Diabetes

47.3%

43.4%, 51.3%

46.5%

42.3%, 50.7%

53.3%

42.0%, 64.6%

(291/615)

(251/540)

(40/75)

Smoking history

40.1%

36.3%, 44.0%

38.7%

34.6%, 42.8%

50.7%

39.4%, 62.0%

(250/623)

(212/548)

(38/75)

Stroke/TIA

13.2%

10.6%, 15.9%

11.5%

8.8%, 14.2%

26.0%

16.0%, 36.1%

(82/620)

(63/547)

(19/73)

CAD

33.3%

29.6%, 37.0%

31.6%

27.7%, 35.5%

45.9%

34.6%, 57.3%

(206/618)

(172/544)

(34/74)

Number of risk factors

      

   0

7.8%

5.7%, 9.9%

8.2%

5.9%, 10.5%

5.3%

0.2%, 10.3%

(49/626)

(45/550)

(4/76)

   1

13.9%

11.2%, 16.6%

13.8%

10.9%, 16.7%

14.5%

6.6%, 22.4%

(87/626)

(76/550)

(11/76)

   2

23.3%

20.0%, 26.6%

24.5%

20.9%, 28.1%

14.5%

6.6%, 22.4%

(146/626)

(135/550)

(11/76)

   3+

55.0%

51.1%, 58.8%

53.5%

49.3%, 57.6%

65.8%

55.1%, 76.5%

 

(344/626)

 

(294/550)

 

(50/76)