From: Prevalence of peripheral arterial disease and related risk factors in Turkish elders
Characteristics | PAD (-) | PAD (+) |
---|---|---|
Age in years, mean (SD)* | 77.42 (6.96) | 80.77 (5.69) |
n (%) | n (%) | |
Participants | 477 (94.1) | 30 (5.9) |
Male Gender* | 174 (36.5) | 17 (56.7) |
Risk Factors | ||
Hypertension | 356 (74.6) | 27 (90.0) |
Type 2 DM * | 111(23.3) | 12 (40.0) |
Hyperlipidemia | 119 (25.0) | 11 (36.7) |
Smoking* | 131 (27.5) | 15 (50.0) |
BMI | ||
Normal | 185 (38.8) | 11 (36.7) |
Overweight | 202 (42.3) | 11 (36.7) |
Obese | 90 (18.9) | 8 (26.6) |
Other Chronic Disease | ||
Coronary artery disease* | 127 (26.6) | 16 (53.3) |
Cerebral disease | 81 (17.0) | 6 (20.0) |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease* | 47 (9.9) | 8 (26.7) |
Other clinical conditions | ||
History of MI | 29 (6.1) | 3 (10.0) |
Alcohol | 49 (10.3) | 7 (10.9) |
Cardiovascular surgery | 71 (14,9) | 6 (20) |
Anticoagulant treatments | ||
Acetyl salicylic acid | 272 (57.3) | 21 (70) |
Clopidogrel* | 17 (3.6) | 4 (13.3) |
Coumadin | 19 (4.0) | 2 (6.7) |