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Table 2 Univariate findings for patients with and without an adverse composite endpoint

From: Surveillance of moderate-size aneurysms of the thoracic aorta

 

All patients

Without any adverse composite endpoints

With any adverse composite endpoints

p-value

Number of Patients

110(100%)

96 (87.27%)

14 (12.73%)

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Total Years Followed (Time from First to Last CT Scan)

3.23 (2.23)

3.04 (2.19)

4.58 (2.12)

0.01

Patient Characteristics

Age (Mean, STD)

70.02 (9.46)

69.59 (9.42)

72.93 (9.59)

0.22

Proportion of Patients with Hypertension

89 (80.91%)

78 (81.25%)

11 (78.57%)

0.73

Aortic Aneurysm [AA] Measurement Description

Index Size (Mean, STD)

4.45 (0.37)

4.40 (0.33)

4.81 (0.40)

0.001

Final Size (Mean, STD)

4.49 (0.46)

4.40 (0.35)

5.17 (0.51)

<0.0001

Total Average Growth (Mean, STD)

0.04 (0.29)

−0.004 (0.23)

0.36 (0.34)

0.0009

Total Average Growth Per Year (Mean, STD)

0.03 (0.24)

0.01 (0.22)

0.16 (0.42)

0.017

Average First Year Growth (Mean, STD)

0.02 (0.24)

0.02 (0.20)

0.01 (0.47)

0.15

First Year Growth Rate (Mean, STD)

−0.33 (3.51)

0.008 (0.34)

−2.63 (9.79)

 

First Year Growth Rate Alternative Calculation (Mean, STD)

−0.009 (0.42)

−0.01 (0.32)

−0.001 (0.85)

0.133