Greater Endothelial Apoptosis and Oxidative Stress in Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease

Table 2

Measurements from cultured endothelial cells treated with sera from subjects with peripheral artery disease (PAD) and controls.

Variables	Control group	PAD group	𝑃 value
Apoptosis (arbitrary units)	0.42 (0.43)	1.11 (0.35)	<0.001
Cellular ROS production (arbitrary units)	17.00 (2.92)	27.55 (8.82)	<0.001
NF-𝜅B activity (arbitrary units)	1.12 (0.55)	1.20 (0.87)	0.866

ROS: reactive oxygen species.
Values are medians (interquartile ranges).