Table 4.
Baseline characteristics
| No. of patients* (n = 941) |
Missing (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Weight (kg), median (i.q.r.) | 88 (80–97) | 22.4 |
| Height (cm), median (i.q.r.) | 180 (175–184) | 22.2 |
| Body surface area (m2), median (i.q.r.) | 2.07 (1.97–2.19) | 22.4 |
| BMI (kg/m2), median (i.q.r.) | 27.4 (24.9–29.8) | 22.4 |
| Baseline SAA diameter (mm), median (i.q.r.) | 26 (25–28) | 0 |
| ȃ≥ 26.0 | 693 (73.6) | 0 |
| Aortic size index (mm/m2), median (i.q.r.) | 12.9 (12.0–13.8) | 22.4 |
| ȃ≥ 13.0 | 347 (47.2) | 22.4 |
| Aortic height index (mm/m), median (i.q.r.) | 14.8 (14.1–15.6) | 22.2 |
| ȃ≥ 14.6 | 438 (59.5) | 22.2 |
| Relative aortic diameter quotient, median (i.q.r.) | 13.9 (12.6–15.3) | 44.3 |
| ȃ≥ 50% | 173 (33.1) | 44.3 |
| Relative aortic diameter difference (mm), median (i.q.r.) | 44.3 | |
| ȃ≥ 5.0 | 449 (85.7) | 44.3 |
| Smoking history | ||
| ȃSmoking-years, median (i.q.r.) | 26 (0–40) | 25.2 |
| ȃPack-years, median (i.q.r.) | 15.0 (0–33.6) | 29.1 |
| ȃCurrent smoker | 276 (29.9) | 1.8 |
| ȃEver smoker | 730 (79.0) | 1.8 |
| ȃNever smoker | 194 (30.0) | 1.8 |
| First-degree relative with AAA | 94 (10.8) | 7.9 |
| Coronary disease | 257 (27.5) | 0.5 |
| Hypertension | 538 (57.5) | 0.5 |
| Hyperlipidaemia | 344 (36.9) | 0.9 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 135 (14.4) | 0.4 |
*Values are n (%) unless otherwise indicated. SAA, subaneurysmal aorta; AAA, abdominal aortic aneurysm.