From: Differences in presentation of symptoms between women and men with intermittent claudication
Score Median and Quartiles (Q) | Men | Women | P-value* | ||||
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 | Q1 | Median |  | Q1 | Median | Q3 |  |
Severity of leg pain | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0.75 | 3 | 4 | 0.067 |
Pain limiting using bus, train or tube | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.992 |
Pain limiting climbing several flights of stairs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.346 |
Pain limiting climbing one flight of stairs | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0.319 |
Pain limiting walking more than 1 mile | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.551 |
Pain limiting walking 100 yards | 2.5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0.934 |
Pain limiting leaving house | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.827 |
Pain when stopped walking | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.972 |
Time spent thinking about leg pain | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.045 |
Felt downhearted and low because of pain | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.075 |
Time spent worrying that pain will worsen | 0 | 1 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.640 |
Interference with normal work | 1 | 2 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.162 |