Epicatechin and Catechin Modulate Endothelial Activation Induced by Platelets of Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) and healthy subjects (HS).

Variables	PAD ()	HS ()	value
Mean age (year)^a	63 ± 5	65 ± 6	0.854
Males/females	6/4	6/4	1.0
Hypertension % ()^b	98% (9)	0% (0)	<0.001
Diabetes mellitus % ()	30% (3)	0% (0)	<0.001
Dyslipidemia % ()	80% (8)	0% (0)	<0.001
Former smokers % ()	40% (4)	50% (5)	0.621
CHD % ()	20% (2)	0% (0)	<0.001
Glycemia (mg/dL)	108 ± 6	104 ± 4	0.589
Pharmacological treatments % ()
ACE-inhibitors	80% (8)	0% (0)	<0.001
Oral antidiabetic drugs	30% (3)	0% (0)	<0.001
Insulin	0% (0)	0% (0)	1.0
Statin	70% (7)	0% (0)	<0.001
Antiaggregants	60% (6)	0% (0)	<0.001
Oral anticoagulants	20% (2)	0% (0)	<0.001

^aData are expressed as mean ± SD.
^b139–89 mm/Hg.