Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics of the Participants (n=137)
| Variable | Mean±SD or n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age, y | 62.2±11.3 |
| Arterial age, y | 54.2±24.5 |
| Early vascular aging, n (%) | 40 (29.2%) |
| Male sex, n (%) | 94 (68.6%) |
| Height, cm | 173.8±8.7 |
| Weight, kg | 86.2±16.9 |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 28.5±4.9 |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 62 (45.2%) |
| Diabetes, n (%) | 5 (3.7%) |
| Hyperlipidemia, n (%) | 58 (42.3%) |
| Ever smoking, n (%) | 69 (50.4) |
| Brachial blood pressure | |
| Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg | 125.1±16.1 |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg | 67.0±9.5 |
| Mean arterial pressure, mm Hg | 89.4±9.6 |
| Aneurysm characteristics | |
| Degenerative/heritable | 74/63 |
| Baseline aneurysm size, mm | 45.9±4.0 |
| Largest aneurysm site (root/ascending/descending) | 33/103/1 |
| Imaging | |
| MRI/CT/echocardiography | 63/31/43 |
| Concordant/discordant imaging modalities | 80/57 |
| Follow‐up, y | 4.5±1.9 |
| Last aneurysm size, mm | 47.3±3.7 |
| TAA growth rate, median (IQR) | 0.31 (0.14,0.52) |
BMI indicates body mass index; CT, computed tomography; ECHO, echocardiogram; IQR, interquartile range; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; and TAA, thoracic aortic aneurysm.