Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 50, Issue 1 , Pages 77-82 , July 2009

Sex differences in calf muscle hemoglobin oxygen saturation in patients with intermittent claudication

  • Andrew W. Gardner, PhD

      Affiliations

    • CMRI Diabetes and Metabolic Research Program, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Okla
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Andrew W. Gardner, PhD, Hobbs-Recknagel Professor, General Clinical Research Center, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 1122 NE 13th St, Ste 150, Oklahoma City, OK 73117
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  • Donald E. Parker, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Okla
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  • Polly S. Montgomery, MS

      Affiliations

    • CMRI Diabetes and Metabolic Research Program, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Okla
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  • Steve M. Blevins, MD

      Affiliations

    • General Internal Medicine Section, Department of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Okla
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  • Raha Nael, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Section, Department of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Okla
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  • Azhar Afaq, MD

      Affiliations

    • Endocrinology Section, Department of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Okla

Received 2 October 2008 ,Accepted 21 December 2008.

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    Association between time to minimum calf muscle hemoglobin oxygen saturation (StO2) and absolute claudication distance (ACD) in men (black circles) and women (white circles) with intermittent claudica

    Association between time to minimum calf muscle hemoglobin oxygen saturation (StO2) and absolute claudication distance (ACD) in men (black circles) and women (white circles) with intermittent claudication.

 This research was supported by grants from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) (R01-AG-24296) to Dr Gardner, by a Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology grant (HR04-113S) to Dr Gardner, and by the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center General Clinical Research Center grant (M01-RR-14467), sponsored by the National Center for Research Resources from the National Institutes of Health.

 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(08)02304-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.12.065

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 50, Issue 1 , Pages 77-82 , July 2009

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