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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population (n=210)

From: Abdominal aortic aneurysm in patients affected by intermittent claudication: prevalence and clinical predictors

 

Number

Percentage or mean (SD) or median [25th-75th percentiles]

Age (years)

 

65.9 (9.8)

Males

169

80.5

Height (cm)

 

167.4 (7.5)

Weight (Kg)

 

73.9 (11.7)

Risk factors

  

Smoking

188

89.5

Hypertension

154

73.3

Hypercholesterolemia

137

65.2

Diabetes mellitus

75

35.7

BMI (kg/m2)

 

26.2 (3.4)

WC (cm)

 

97.6 (9.4)

Metabolic syndrome

96

45.7

Comorbidity

  

CAD

106

50.5

Previous MI

76

36.2

Previous stroke

8

3.8

Medications

  

Antiplatelets

191

91.0

Beta blockers

47

22.4

ACE-inhibitors

104

49.5

Statins

130

61.9

Carotid status

  

Carotid stenosis >50%

65

31

LE-PAD severity

  

Bilateral LE-PAD

131

62.4

ABI

 

0.69 (0.22)

Aortic features

  

Aortic diameter (mm)

 

20.7 (6.8)

Ectatic aorta

13

6.2

AAA

19

9.0

Inflammatory status

  

Neutrophil count (x103/μL)

 

4.4 [3.3-5.7]

  1. SD = standard deviation; BMI = body mass index; WC = waist circumference; CAD = coronary artery disease; MI = myocardial infarction; ACE = angiotensin converting enzyme; LE-PAD = lower extremity-peripheral arterial disease; ABI = ankle/brachial index; AAA = abdominal aortic aneurysm.