Predictors of Improved Walking after a Supervised Walking Exercise Program in Men and Women with Peripheral Artery Disease

Table 1

Baseline clinical characteristics of men and women with symptomatic peripheral artery disease who completed the supervised exercise program.

Variables	Men; ()	Women; ()
Means (SD)
Age (y)	66 (10)	63 (11)
Ankle/brachial index	0.66 (0.26)	0.69 (0.24)
Mass (kg)	85.0 (21.2)	78.3 (17.6)
Body mass index (kg/m^2)	28.7 (7.0)	30.1 (7.2)
Percentage with characteristics present
Race (% Caucasian)	65	40
Current smoking (% yes)	30	48
Hypertension (% yes)	83	92
Dyslipidemia (% yes)	74	76
Diabetes (% yes)	35
Obesity (% yes)	39	52
Abdominal obesity (% yes)	39	64
Metabolic syndrome (% yes)	78	88
Lower extremity revascularization (% yes)	28	35
Previous history of angina (% yes)	26	24
Cerebral vascular accident (% yes)	17	12
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (% yes)	30	36

than men ().