Stanford type B aortic dissection is more frequently associated with coronary artery atherosclerosis than type A

Table 2 Coronary risk factors

Variables	Group A	Group B	p value
Variables	(n = 71)	(n = 74)	p value
Hypertension	39 (55%)	59 (80%)	0.003
Hyperlipidemia	11 (15%)	15 (20%)	0.594
Diabetes Mellitus	5 (7%)	11 (15%)	0.216
Smoking habit	30 (42%)	37(50%)	0.406
Family history	28 (39%)	30 (41%)	0.865

A: Stanford type A dissection; B: Stanford type B dissection
Continuous variables are expressed as the mean ± standard error and categorical variables as the number (%) or as indicated

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