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The brachial artery pulse pressure, ankle artery pulse pressure, degree of coronary artery stenosis, and the number of major vascular lesion branches were standardized and measured. Multiple logistic regression and receiver operating characteristic curves were employed for analysis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Pulse pressure values at all four measurement sites (left and right brachial, left and right ankle) were significantly higher in the severe coronary stenosis group (T3) compared with the mild stenosis group (T1; all P\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that left brachial pulse pressure (LPP) was independently associated with severe coronary stenosis (OR: 0.048, 95% CI: 0.010\u20130.227, P\u2009=\u20090.01). ROC analysis revealed that LPP had favorable predictive performance for severe coronary stenosis, with AUC values of 0.862 in men and 0.854 in women. Gender differences were observed in ankle pulse pressure: right ankle PP showed numerically higher AUC values in men (0.847), while left ankle PP showed numerically higher AUC values in women (0.842).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec004\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Depending on gender and the\u00a0patient\u2019s\u00a0specific condition, brachial and ankle pulse pressure are critical in assessing coronary stenosis. 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