Figure 3

Forrest plot for LE-PAD in relation to tertiles of the aortic diameter according to baseline characteristics. LE-PAD, lower-extremity peripheral artery disease; BMI, Body mass index. F vs. S, First vs. second tertile of aortic diameter. T vs. S, Third vs. second tertile of aortic diameter. CI, confidence interval. The regression analysis was adjusted for sex, age, body mass index, heart rate, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, cigarette smoking, folic acid supplementation, level of total cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL-C, fasting glucose, creatinine, uric acid, homocysteine, and MTHFR C677T polymorphisms.