International Journal of Vascular Medicine

Research Article

Prevalence, Correlates, and Prognosis of Peripheral Artery Disease in Rural Ecuador—Rationale, Protocol, and Phase I Results of a Population-Based Survey: An Atahualpa Project-Ancillary Study

Characteristics of Atahualpa residents aged ≥40 years according to the Edinburgh claudication questionnaire.


	Total series	Edinburgh claudication questionnaire		value
	Total series	positive ()	negative ()	value

Age (mean ± SD)	59.5 ± 12.6	66.3 ± 11.9	59 ± 12.5	0.0001
Women, (%)	384 (58%)	32 (73%)	352 (57%)	0.054
Up to primary school, (%)	426 (64%)	30 (68%)	396 (64%)	0.67
Alcohol intake ≥50 g/day, (%)	114 (17%)	5 (11%)	109 (18%)	0.396
Current smokers, (%)	12 (2%)	1 (2.3%)	11 (1.8%)	0.809
Body mass index, kg/m² (mean ± SD)	27 ± 5	27 ± 5	27 ± 5	⋯
Fasting glucose, mg/dL (mean ± SD)	140 ± 86	173 ± 105	137 ± 84	0.007
Total cholesterol, mg/dL (mean ± SD)	199 ± 33	200 ± 30	199 ± 33	0.845
Poor CVH status, (%)	464 (70%)	40 (91%)	424 (68%)	0.003
Severe edentulism, (%)	192 (29%)	16 (36%)	176 (28%)	0.335
Stroke or ischemic heart disease, (%)	41 (6%)	4 (9%)	37 (6%)	0.610