Research Article

Endothelial Dysfunction of Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease Measured by Peripheral Arterial Tonometry

Table 2

Univariate analysis of the correlations between endothelial function and various parameters.

Variables value

Categorical variables
 Gender0.692
 Smoking history 0.741
 Hypertension 0.887
 Dyslipidemia 0.972
 Coronary artery disease0.689
 Cerebrovascular disease0.143
 Chronic kidney disease0.316
 Diabetes mellitus0.667
 Nitroglycerin0.961
β-Blocker0.860
 ACE-I0.191
 ARB0.972
 Statin0.475

value

Continuous variables
 Age
 Body mass index
 Ankle brachial pressure index
 White blood cell
 Hemoglobin
 Platelet (104/μL)
 Prothrombin time (%)
 Activated partial thromboplastin time
 Fibrinogen
 Albumin
 Creatinine
 Total cholesterol
 Triglycerides
 High-density lipoprotein
 Low-density lipoprotein
 Hemoglobin A1c
 C-reactive protein0.0110.930

ACE-I, angiotensin converting enzyme-inhibitor; ARB, angiotensin II receptor blocker.