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Sample characteristics |
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| PAD (n = 258) |
PD (n = 215) |
P-value |
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| Age, mean (SD) |
69 (10.2) |
65 (9.9) |
.000a |
| Sex (% male/female) |
57/43 |
57/43 |
.980b |
| Severity of disease, n (%) |
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| Intermittent claudicatio |
141 (55.0) |
NA |
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| Critical limb ischemia |
117 (45.0) |
NA |
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| Perceived PD severity, n (%) c |
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| Mild |
NA |
37 (20.0) |
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| Moderate |
NA |
118 (63.0) |
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| Severe |
NA |
33 (17.0) |
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| NHPD, md (q1–q4) |
20.8 (8.3–37.5) |
16.7 (4.2–29.2) |
.002a |
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a Mann-Whitney U-test. b Chi-square test. c As rated by a subset of 188 patients [4,30]. PAD, peripheral arterial disease; PD, Parkinson's disease; SD, standard deviation; NHPD, Nottingham Health Profile index of Distress; md, median; NA, not applicable. | |||
Wann-Hansson et al. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2008 6:47 doi:10.1186/1477-7525-6-47 |
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