Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 50, Issue 6 , Pages 1340-1347 , December 2009

An evaluation of gender and racial disparity in the decision to treat surgically arterial disease

Received 18 May 2009 ,Accepted 19 July 2009.

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    Patients in the peripheral arterial disease cohort by gender and intervention status.

    Patients in the peripheral arterial disease cohort by gender and intervention status.

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    Percentage of Caucasian and Non-Caucasian patients with PAD and carotid artery disease by intervention status. *Significant by univariate analysis (P = .047; OR 1.544); **Significant by multivariate a

    Percentage of Caucasian and Non-Caucasian patients with PAD and carotid artery disease by intervention status. *Significant by univariate analysis (P = .047; OR 1.544); **Significant by multivariate analysis (P = .015; OR 3.033).

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    Patients in the carotid artery disease cohort by symptoms, gender, and intervention status. Symptoms include ipsilateral stroke, transient ischemic attack, or amaurosis fugax.

    Patients in the carotid artery disease cohort by symptoms, gender, and intervention status. Symptoms include ipsilateral stroke, transient ischemic attack, or amaurosis fugax.

 Competition of interest: none.

 The editors and reviewers of this article have no relevant financial relationships to disclose per the JVS policy that requires reviewers to decline review of any manuscript for which they may have a competition of interest.

PII: S0741-5214(09)01562-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.07.089

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 50, Issue 6 , Pages 1340-1347 , December 2009

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