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Table 1 Baseline patient characteristics

From: Impact of body mass index on early and mid-term outcomes after surgery for acute Stanford type A aortic dissection

Variables

Normal (n = 110)

Overweight (n = 114)

Obese

(n = 44)

P value

Age (years)

47.1 ± 9.4

45.2 ± 9.5

45.2 ± 7.4

0.257

Male

82 (74.5)

92 (80.7)

40 (90.9)

0.070

Hypertension

89 (80.9)

94 (82.5)

39 (88.6)

0.519

CAD

16 (14.5)

21 (18.4)

12 (27.3)

0.182

Diabetes

2 (1.8)

4 (3.5)

2 (4.5)

0.578

Cerebrovascular events

7 (6.4)

6 (5.3)

1 (2.3)

0.588

CKD

2 (1.8)

0 (0)

1 (2.3)

0.298

NYHA≥3

4 (3.6)

5 (4.4)

1 (2.3)

1.000

Organ malperfusion

 Cardiac

5 (4.5)

7 (6.1)

3 (6.8)

0.824

 Cerebral

5 (4.5)

6 (5.3)

1 (2.3)

0.859

 Visceral

2 (1.8)

1 (0.9)

1 (2.3)

0.668

 Limb

3 (2.7)

4 (3.5)

2 (4.5)

0.820

LVEF

60 (4)

60 (3)

60 (3)

0.856

Moderate-to-severe AR

30 (27.3)

30 (26.3)

10 (22.7)

0.851

  1. CAD coronary artery disease, CKD chronic kidney disease, NYHA New York Heart Association, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction, AR aortic regurgitation
  2. Hypertension is defined as a systolic blood pressure greater than 140 mmHg