Age; duration of diabetes; systolic blood pressure; hypertension rate; and the use of hypertension drugs, ACEI (angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor)/ARB (angiotensin receptor blocker), and statins were significantly higher in the PAD group than in the non-PAD group (P < 0.05 for all; Table 1). The gene discussed is ACE; the disease is hypertensive disorder.