Osteopathic Medicine and Primary Care

Table 3 ABI values that correspond to severity of PAD [20, 23]

From: Treatment of specific macrovascular beds in patients with diabetes mellitus

	ABI	Typical symptoms
Normal	0.91-1.30	Asymptomatic claudication
Mild	0.70-0.90	Intermittent claudication
Moderate	0.40-0.69	Daily rest pain
Severe	< 0.40	Focal tissue necrosis

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