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Table 5 Selected studies using blood pressure measurement methods in diagnosis of PVDs

From: Peripheral vascular disease assessment in the lower limb: a review of current and emerging non-invasive diagnostic methods

Study

Diagnosis target

Reference method

Number of subjects (control/patient)

Blood pressure measurement method

Sensitivity

Specificity

Vega et al. [111]

PAD

Angiography

158a (27/131)

ABI

95%–97%

56%–89%

Wikström et al. [56]

PAD

Angiography

533a (421/112)

ABI

15%–20%

99%

Parameswaran et al. [115]

PAD

Doppler waveform analysis

114a (79/35) type 2 diabetes

ABI

63%

97%

Lijmer et al. [117]

PAD

Angiography

106a (0/106)

ABI

79%

96%

Schröder et al. [112]

PAD

Duplex Ultrasound

216 (103/113)

ABI

68%

99%

Niazi et al. [113]

PAD

Angiography

208a (42/166)

ABI

68%

83%

Guo et al. [114]

PAD

Angiography

298 (277/21)

ABI

91%

86%

Premalatha et al. [116]

PAD

Duplex ultrasound

94 (26/68) type 2 diabetes

ABI

70.6%

88.5%

Williams et al. [118]

PAD

Duplex ultrasound

41a (27/14)

ABI

83%

100%

Williams et al. [118]

PAD

Duplex ultrasound

32a (25/7) Diabetes

ABI

100%

88%

Williams et al. [118]

PAD

Duplex ultrasound

57a (41/16) Diabetes with neuropathy

ABI

53%

95%

Williams et al. [118]

PAD

Duplex ultrasound

41a (27/14)

TBI

100%

81%

Williams et al. [118]

PAD

Duplex ultrasound

32a (25/7) Diabetes

TBI

91%

65%

Williams et al. [118]

PAD

Duplex ultrasound

57a (41/16) Diabetes with neuropathy

TBI

100%

61%

Park et al. [152]

PAD

Angiography

30a (17/13) (Diabetes gangrene)

TBI

100%

100%

  1. “Control” refers to the number of the subjects diagnosed without PVD by the reference method
  2. “Patient” refers to the number of the subjects diagnosed with PVD by the reference method
  3. aDenotes the number of the limbs used in the study and not the number of subjects