Patient participant characteristics
| Patient characteristics n (%) | Patients n=11 |
| Age | |
| 41–50 years | 1 (9.1) |
| 51–60 years | 0 (0.00) |
| 61–70 years | 2 (18.2) |
| >70 years | 8 (72.7) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 8 (72.7) |
| Female | 3 (27.3) |
| Ethnicity | |
| White British | 9 (81.8) |
| White Irish | 1 (9.1) |
| Black/Black British-Caribbean | 1 (9.1) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 2 (18.2) |
| Married | 7 (63.6) |
| Widowed | 2 (18.2) |
| Time since diagnosis | |
| >1 year | 3 (27.3) |
| 1–4 years | 4 (36.35) |
| 5–9 years | 0 (0.00) |
| 10 years+ | 4 (36.35) |
| No of surgical interventions | |
| None | 1 |
| Angioplasty | 8 |
| Bypass graft | 4 |
| Amputation | 2 |