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
N
123
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.