Table 4 Status of pedal pulses and features of chronic circulatory insufficiency of lower limbs with and without PAD (n = 5558)
Status of pedal pulses | PAD | No PAD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 130) | (n = 5428) | |||
(Dorsalispedis and Posterior tibial pulse) | No. | % | No | % |
Both pedal pulse absent | 83 | 63.9 | -- | -- |
Both pedal pulse diminished | 25 | 19.2 | 93 | 1.7 |
One absent pulse with other diminished | 22 | 16.9 | 114 | 2.1 |
One absent pulse and other normal | -- | -- | 147 | 2.7 |
Both pulses normal | -- | -- | 5074 | 93.5 |
Signs of chronic circulatory insufficiencya | ||||
No foot signs | 42 | 32.3 | 4918 | 90.6 |
Skin discoloration | 58 | 44.6 | 258 | 4.8 |
Absent hair | 44 | 33.8 | 89 | 1.6 |
Dystrophic nails | 34 | 26.1 | 112 | 2.1 |
Fissured skin | 16 | 12.3 | 51 | 0.9 |
Ulceration or gangrene | 00 | --- | 00 | -- |