Table 1 Summary of patients’ characteristics

From: The Vicorder device compared with SphygmoCor in the assessment of carotid–femoral pulse wave velocity in patients with peripheral arterial disease

Characteristics

 

Age (years)

64.9±7.5a

Height (cm)

168±7.7a

Weight (kg)

80.6±13.6a

BMI (kg m−2)

28.4±4a

Heart rate (bpm)

68.7±9.6a

Systolic BP (mm Hg)

138 (130–157)b

Diastolic BP (mm Hg)

80 (74−83)b

Mean BP (mm Hg)

98.6 (94−107)b

Pulse pressure (mm Hg)

60 (50−77)b

ABPI

0.62±0.19a

Current smokers (%)

50

Diabetes (%)

10

Medications

 Aspirin (%)

83

 Statins (%)

80

 Calcium channel blockers (%)

43

 β-blockers (%)

13

  1. Abbreviations: ABPI, ankle brachial pressure index; BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure.
  2. aMean±s.d.
  3. bMedian (interquartile range).
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