Patient characteristics
| PAD (n) | Diabetes mellitus (n) | |
| Number of patients | 45 | 44 |
| Age, years, mean (minimum–maximum) | 68.8 (53–81) | 66.1 (18–82) |
| Sex (male; female) | 30; 15 | 35; 9 |
| Hypertension | 41 | 37 |
| Hypercholesterolemia | 25 | 31 |
| Myocardial insufficiency | 1 | 0 |
| Renal insufficiency | 1 | 4 |
| Ankle brachial index, median (minimum–maximum) | 0.75 (0.6–0.85) | 1.0 (0.95–1.2)* |
*Falsely elevated ABI because mediasclerosis was excluded from the calculation.
ABI, ankle brachial index; PAD, peripheral arterial disease.