Table 2 Presence of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, family history of the aortic disease, connective tissue disease and previous inflammatory process in patients with different histopathological diagnoses
From: Evaluation of the intraoperative specimens of the thoracic and abdominal aorta
Hypertension | Diabetes mellitus | Dyslipidemia | Family history of the aortic disease | Connective tissue disease | Inflamatory process | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Low grade atherosclerosis | 16 (76%) | 3 (14,2%) | 8 (38%) | 0 | 1 (4,8%) | 1 (4,8%) |
High grade atherosclerosis | 44 (88%) | 6 (12%) | 23 (46%) | 0 | 0 | 7 (14%) |
Low grade medial degeneration | 25 (73,5%) | 5 (14,7%) | 13 (38,2%) | 2 (5,9%) | 1 (2,9%) | 2 (5,9%) |
High grade medial degeneration | 54 (75%) | 4 (5,6%) | 28 (38,9%) | 1 (13,9%) | 5 (7%) | 5 (7%) |