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Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the cohort

From: Isolated ascending aorta dilatation is associated with increased risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm

Variable

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)

p-value

Control

No AAA (n = 100)

AAA (n = 70)

Patient characteristics

 Age (years), mean ± SD

74.43 ± 12.86

77.97 ± 9.47

0.053

 Women, n (%)

52 (52)

10 (14.2)

0.001

 BMI, mean ± SD

22.3 ± 3.85

22.16 ± 3.53

0.83

 BSA (m2), mean ± SD

1.77 ± 0.21

1.83 ± 0.18

0.09

 Heart Rate

74.68 ± 17.19

68.15 ± 14.42

0.07

Comorbidities

 Hypertension, n (%)

55 (55)

59 (84)

0.001

 Dyslipidemia, n (%)

42 (42)

50 (71)

0.001

 Stroke, n (%)

10 (10)

15 (21)

0.05

 Ischemic heart disease, n (%)

21 (21)

49 (70)

0.001

 Peripheral vascular diseases, n (%)

3 (3)

17 (24)

0.001

 Current smoker, n (%)

15 (15)

15 (21)

0.31

 Diabetes mellitus, n (%)

16 (16)

21 (30)

0.04

  1. BMI Body mass index. BSA Body surface area