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Table 1 Patient populations. Patient characteristics and medical history for each population at the time of the index diagnosis. Age is reported as mean ± standard deviation. All other values are reported as number (%).

From: The morbidity and mortality following a diagnosis of peripheral arterial disease: Long-term follow-up of a large database

  

Reference Populations

Item

PAD

N = 16,440

MI

N = 15,590

Stroke

N = 18,704

Age (years)

67.3 ± 9.2

66.9 ± 11.1

70.5 ± 9.9

Male

9,030 (55)

9,955 (64)

9,723 (52)

Qualifying diagnosis in hospital

1,659 (10)

8,954 (56)

6,733 (36)

Medical History

   

Atrial Fibrillation

862 (5)

905 (6)

1,812 (10)

Angina

5,446 (33)

6,435 (41)

4,849 (26)

Congestive Heart Failure

4,178 (25)

3,902 (25)

5,324 (29)

Diabetes Mellitus

3,172 (19)

3,693 (24)

4,487 (24)

Hypercholesterolemia

1,128 (7)

1,498 (10)

1,183 (6)

Hypertension

9,554 (58)

9,502 (61)

12,603 (67)

Ischemic Stroke

2,111 (13)

1,001 (6)

4,408 (24)

Myocardial Infarction

2,868 (18)

3,672 (24)

2,211 (12)

Transient Ischemic Attack

2,217 (14)

1,372 (9)

5,151 (28)