Clinical Study

Influence of Peripheral Artery Disease and Statin Therapy on Apolipoprotein Profiles

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of subjects with peripheral artery disease (PAD) and controls. Values are means (standard deviation) or percentage of subjects in each category.

VariablesControl group ( )PAD no statin group ( )PAD statin group ( ) value

Age (years) 55 (13)66 (13)63 (11)0.003
Sex (% men)5467530.695
Diabetes (% yes)0470.005
Hypertension (% yes)92690.144
Current smoking (% yes)67410.176
Coronary artery disease (% yes)33350.913