A 58-year-old man with a 30-pack-year smoking history presents with claudication in the left calf that occurs after walking 200 meters and resolves with rest. Duplex ultrasound shows a 70% stenosis of the left superficial femoral artery. Which single feature best distinguishes intermittent claudication from critical limb ischemia?

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