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Table 3 Preoperative variables

From: Impact of connective tissue disease on the surgical outcomes of aortic dissection in patients with cystic medial necrosis

Preoperative variables (n = 43)

CTD (n = 30)

non-CTD (n = 13)

p value

Male

14 (46.7%)

9 (69.2%)

0.303

Median age at AD (years [range])

33.5 [19–65]

42.0 [28–71]

0.030

Stanford AD classification

   

 Type A

11 (36.7%)

10 (76.9%)

0.015

 Type B

19 (63.3%)

3 (23.1%)

 

Aortic pathology

   

 Acute

8 (26.7%)

9 (69.2%)

0.009

 Chronic

22 (73.3%)

4 (30.8%)

 

Three-channel AD

2 (6.7%)

none

0.518

Family history of AD

17 (56.7%)

3 (23.1%)

0.043

Other coexisting conditions

 Hypertension

16 (53.3%)

8 (61.5%)

0.870

 Hyperlipidemia

1 (3.3%)

2 (15.4%)

0.440

 Diabetes mellitus

none

1 (7.7%)

0.677

 CKD (Cr ≥ 2.0)

none

2 (15.4%)

0.028

 Smoker

9 (30.0%)

5 (38.5%)

0.850

  1. CTD genetically diagnosed connective tissue disease, AD aortic dissection, CKD chronic kidney disease, Cr creatinine value, NS no significant difference