| | Characteristics | All participants () | Non-PAD () | PAD () | |
| | Age, years | | | | 0.062 | | Female, (%) | 127 (50.8) | 98 (47.1) | 17 (40.5) | 0.142 | | Diabetes, (%) | 140 (56) | 106 (51) | 34 (80.9) | 0.002 | | Hypertension, (%) | 152 (60.8) | 116 (55.8) | 36 (85.7) | <0.001 | | Leg pains | 62 (24.8) | 40 (19.2) | 22 (52.4) | <0.001 | | Alcohol intake, (%) | 12 (4.8) | 4 (1.9) | 8 (19) | <0.001 | | Previous smokers, (%) | 47 (18.8) | 22 (10.6) | 25 (59.5) | <0.001 | | Body height, cm | | | | 0.699 | | BMI, kg/m2 | | | | 0.735 | | Body fat, % | | | | 0.318 | | Visceral fat, % | | | | 0.301 | | Waist circumference, cm | | | | 0.321 | | Waist-hip ratio | | | | 0.287 | | Systolic BP, mm Hg | | | | 0.629 | | Diastolic BP, mm Hg | | | | 0.124 | | Pulse BP, mm Hg | | | | 0.027 | | Mean BP, mm Hg | | | | 0.06 | | Heart rate, bpm | | | | 0.937 | | FPG, mmol/L | | | | 0.673 | | 2 h PPG, mmol/L | | | | 0.221 | | Total cholesterol, mmol/L | | | | 0.981 | | Triglycerides, mmol/L | | | | 0.626 | | HDL, mmol/L | | | | 0.695 | | LDL, mmol/L | | | | 0.642 | | eGFR ml/min/1.73 m2 | 82.4 (73.1–104.9) | 86.3 (72.2–106.1) | 80.9 (71.4–101.8) | 0.542 | | Low eGFR, (%) | 43 (17.2) | 32 (15.4) | 11 (26.2) | 0.095 | | Vascular growth factors | | | | | | Ang-1, ng/ml | 38.3 (25.7–47.9) | 40.9 (28.2–62.1) | 31.3 (24.8–42.6) | 0.017 | | Ang-2, pg/ml | 739.7 (391.7–1106.9) | 732.2 (391.7–1098.8) | 858.8 (416.7–1559.2) | 0.174 | | VEGF-A, pg/ml | 63 (21–158) | 57.7 (16.6–161.1) | 85.8 (37.5–154.5) | 0.032 | | Ang-1/2 | 46.3 (27.6–90.6) | 48.8 (29.7–93) | 38.9 (20.9–69.7) | 0.081 |
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