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Table 1 Sample characteristics

From: Cross-diagnostic validity of the Nottingham health profile index of distress (NHPD)

 

PAD (n = 258)

PD (n = 215)

P-value

Age, mean (SD)

69 (10.2)

65 (9.9)

.000a

Sex (% male/female)

57/43

57/43

.980b

Severity of disease, n (%)

   

   Intermittent claudicatio

141 (55.0)

NA

 

   Critical limb ischemia

117 (45.0)

NA

 

Perceived PD severity, n (%) c

   

   Mild

NA

37 (20.0)

 

   Moderate

NA

118 (63.0)

 

   Severe

NA

33 (17.0)

 

NHPD, md (q1–q4)

20.8 (8.3–37.5)

16.7 (4.2–29.2)

.002a

  1. a Mann-Whitney U-test.
  2. b Chi-square test.
  3. c As rated by a subset of 188 patients [4, 30].
  4. PAD, peripheral arterial disease; PD, Parkinson's disease; SD, standard deviation; NHPD, Nottingham Health Profile index of Distress; md, median; NA, not applicable.
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