Research Article

Endothelial Dysfunction of Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease Measured by Peripheral Arterial Tonometry

Table 1

Patients characteristics.

VariablesSubjects ()

Age (years)73.6 8.1
Gender (male/female)50/17
Body mass index (kg/m2)22.4 2.5
Comorbidities
 Smoking history 51 (76.1%)
 Hypertension 56 (83.6%)
 Dyslipidemia 38 (56.7%)
 Coronary artery disease19 (28.4%)
 Cerebrovascular disease10 (14.9%)
 Chronic kidney disease16 (23.9%)
 Diabetes mellitus38 (56.7%)
Medications
 Nitroglycerin2 (3.0%)
-Blocker13 (19.4%)
 ACE-I7 (10.4%)
 ARB37 (55.2%)
 Statin32 (47.8%)
Hemodynamical parameters
 Ankle brachial pressure index0.85 0.18
 Reactive hyperemia index1.61 0.51
Laboratory findings
 White blood cell (/μL)6605 1558
 Hemoglobin (g/dL)13.5 1.9
 Platelet (104/μL)22.6 4.9
 Prothrombin time (%)99.6 14.8
 Activated partial thromboplastin time (sec)29.7 3.8
 Fibrinogen (mg/dL)323.1 63.1
 Albumin (g/dL)4.02 0.39
 Creatinine (mg/dL)1.07 0.54
 Total cholesterol (mg/dL)191.9 39.8
 Triglycerides (mg/dL)135.1 123.2
 High-density lipoprotein (mg/dL)62.5 22.6
 Low-density lipoprotein (mg/dL)110.2 24.8
 Hemoglobin A1c (%)6.38 0.74
 C-reactive protein (mg/dL)0.27 0.48

ACE-I, angiotensin converting enzyme-inhibitor; ARB, angiotensin II receptor blocker.