Clinical Study

Enhanced Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Gene Expression in Ischaemic Skin of Critical Limb Ischaemia Patients

Table 1

Clinical and demographic characteristics of CLI and control patients.

CLI ( )Control ( )

Median age
Males (%)29 (73.7)26 (60.1)
Hypertension (%)34 (84.6)2 (4.5)
Diabetes mellitus (%)23 (57)0 (0)
Dyslipidemia (%)18 (45)0 (0)
Acute myocardial Infarction (%)17 (42.1)0 (0)
Stroke (%)4 (10.3)0 (0)
Renal failure (%)2 (5.3)0 (0)
Smoker (%)25 (63)2 (4.5)