Psychosocial and Socio-Economic Factors are Most Predictive of Health Status in Patients with Claudication

•Type of Research: Retrospective review of prospectively collected multicenter cohort study data.•Key Findings: In 1,073 patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease, the patient characteristics most predictive of 1 year health status (as measured by the Peripheral Artery Questionnaire) were baseline health status, depression, anxiety, low social support, new onset symptoms, duration of symptoms, initial invasive treatment, insurance status, and race.•Take Home Message: Patients’ 1-year peripheral artery disease-specific health status can be predicted from 10 mostly psychosocial and socio-economic patient characteristics.