Table 5.

Relationship between aortic root dilatation and other clinical features in children diagnosed with Marfan syndrome

	n mean ± SD	Aortic root dilatation positive (n = 28)	Aortic root dilatation negative (n = 15)	p
Male/female	32/11	21/7	11/4	0.904
Age (year)	12.56 ± 1.94	12.54 ± 5.43	10.8 ± 2.88	0.256
Height SDS	1.98 ± 0.56	1.60 ± 1.59	1.66 ± 1.46	0.908
FBN1 (+)	27	16	11	0.295
Ectopia lentis	16	9	7	0.347
Skeletal abnormalities	36	24	12	0.628
Long limbs	36	24	12	0.628
Thumb sign	27	16	11	0.295
Wrist sign	23	13	10	0.204
Pectus deformities	4	3	1	0.557
Scoliosis	1	0	1	0.547
Hindfoot	10	5	5	0.252
Joint laxity	2	1	1	0.538
Facial abnormalities	19	13	6	0.685
Long and narrow head	18	12	6	0.542
High arched palate	7	6	1	0.352
Malar hypoplasia	11	9	2	0.177
Micor/retrognatia	10	6	4	0.258

The Student t test (two-sided), chi-square, and Fischer’s exact test were used; p < 0.05 is significant