Table 2 Fontaine symptoms and the study participants’ clinical findings
Total | PAD | No PAD | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
PAD Symptoms Fontaine, n (%) | ||||
I | 96 (61.5) | 15 (27.3) | 81 (80.2) | <0.001 |
IIa | 37 (23.7) | 19 (34.5) | 18 (17.8) | |
IIb | 21 (13.5) | 19 (34.5) | 2 (2.0) | |
III | 1 (0.6) | 1 (1.8) | 0 (0.0) | |
IV | 1 (0.6) | 1 (1.8) | 0 (0.0) | |
Femoral bruit, n (%) | ||||
Yes | 45 (28.9) | 28 (50.9) | 17 (16.8) | <0.001 |
No | 106 (67.9) | 23 (41.8) | 83 (82.2) | |
Pulse, n (%) | ||||
Femoral | ||||
No | 1 (0.6) | 1 (1.8) | 0 (0) | 0.042 |
Weak | 2 (1.3) | 2 (3.6) | 0 (0) | |
Yes | 153 (98.1) | 52 (94.5) | 101 (100) | |
Popliteal | ||||
No | 22 (14.1) | 22 (40.0) | 0 (0) | <0.001 |
Weak | 8 (5.1) | 7 (12.7) | 1 (1) | |
Yes | 126 (80.8) | 26 (47.3) | 100 (99) | |
DPA | ||||
No | 46 (29.5) | 37 (67.3) | 9 (8.9) | <0.001 |
Weak | 31 (19.9) | 9 (16.4) | 22 (21.8) | |
Yes | 79 (50.6) | 9 (16.4) | 70 (69.3) | |
PTA | ||||
No | 50 (32.1) | 41 (74.5) | 9 (8.9) | <0.001 |
Weak | 39 (25.0) | 11 (20.0) | 28 (27.7) | |
Yes | 67 (42.9) | 3 (5.5) | 64 (63.4) | |
ABI indexes n (%) | ||||
ABI < 0.9 | 41 (26.3) | 41 (74.5) | 0 (0.0) | <0.001 |
ABI > 1.3 | 36 (23.1) | 7 (12.7) | 29 (28.7) | |
ABI 0.91–1.3 | 79 (50.6) | 7 (12.7) | 72 71.3) | |