Research Article

Further Clinical Validation of the Walking Impairment Questionnaire for Classification of Walking Performance in Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of participants.

Characteristics

N123
Age (years)—mean (SD)66.5 (9.4)
Male sex %70.7
ABI—mean (SD)0.61 (0.17)
BMI (kg/m2)—mean (SD)28.0 (5.6)
Waist circumference (cm)—mean (SD)98.5 (12.9)
Current smoker %31.4
Former smoker %65.3
Never smoked %3.3
Pack years—mean (SD)23.8 (14.3)
Diabetes %22.8

SD: standard deviation, ABI: ankle brachial index, BMI: body mass index.