Impact of Peripheral Arterial Disease on Functional Limitation in Congestive Heart Failure: Results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (1999–2004)
Table 1
Baseline characteristics (CHF patients only).
Characteristic
CHF-PAD ()
CHF ()
value
Age, mean (SE)
72.8 (1.2)
64.1 (1.0)
<0.001*
BMI, mean (SE)
29.8 (1.1)
29.4 (0.4)
0.368
Male, %
58.6
61.6
0.715
Race, %
0.845
Non-Hispanic White
78.7
79.4
Non-Hispanic Black
12.6
9.6
Mexican American
2.3
3.8
Diabetes, %
35.3
23.0
0.105
Hypertension, %
87.3
69.5
0.005*
Hypercholesterolemia, %
76.6
56.3
0.013*
Smoker, %
80.3
68.9
0.141
Arthritis
62.1
63.4
0.855
Emphysema
19.5
13.4
0.286
Chronic bronchitis
23.9
18.9
0.446
Coronary artery disease
44.9
52.9
0.287
Denotes . BMI: body mass index; SE: standard error; CHF: congestive heart failure; PAD: peripheral arterial disease.