Cardiovascular events(n=75) Not Cardiovascular events(n=125) p value<0.05
Age (n ± SD) 74.13 ± 9.02 73.06 ± 9.35 0.43
Males 41 (55%) 67 (53.6%) 0.1
Females 34 (45.33%) 58 (46.4%) 0.1
Hypertension 68 (90.67%) 115 (92%) 0.95
Diabetes mellitus 33 (44%) 55 (44%) 0.88
Hypercholesterolemia 37 (49.33%) 35 (28%) 0.004
Smoking 24 (32%) 40 (32%) 0.87
Obesity 8 (10.67%) 22 (17.6%) 0.26
Familiarity for CVD 12 (16%) 27 (21.6%) 0.43
ABI (n ± SD) 0.89 ± 0.14 0.99 ± 0.18 <0.0001
PAD + AF 28 (37.33%) 14 (11.2%) <0.0001
AF  - PAD 21 (28%) 37 (29.6%) 0.93
SR + PAD 12 (16%) 15 (12%) 0.55
SR - PAD 14 (18.67%) 59 (47.2%) 0.0001
Cerebrovascular events 20 (40%) 55 (44%) 0.8
CVD: Cardiovascular Disease; ABI: Ankle Brachial Index; AF: Atrial Fibrillation; PAD: Peripheral Artery Disease; SR: Sinus Rhythm; AF + PAD: Presence of AF and PAD; AF – PAD: Presence of AF/absence of PAD; SR + PAD: Presence of PAD/ absence of AF; SR – PAD: Absence of PAD and AF.
Table 4: Clinical characteristics of the population stratified according to the lack or presence of cardiovascular events in the clinical history.