Table 2. Prevalence rates and frequency of early detection examinations (screening).

2000–2024	Pts	TAA*1 n (%)	AAA*2n (%)	AAA screening*3 n (%)	AAA & screening *2 *3, n (%*4)	TAA, AAA & screening *1, *2, *3 n (%*4)	TAA & screening*1, *3 n (%*4)
Total	414 498	160 (0.04)	372 (0.09)	2 142 (0.52)	72 (3.36)	2 (0.09)	27 (1.26)
Age > 18 yrs	394 113	160 (0.04)	372 (0.09)	2 142 (0.54)	72 (3.36)	2 (0.09)	27 (1.26)
Female > 18yrs	206937	51 (0.02)	80 (0.04)	2 (0.00)	0 (0.00)	0 (0.00)	0 (0.00)
Male > 18 yrs	189906	108 (0.06)	289 (0.15)	2 137 (1.13)	72 (3.37)	2 (0.09)	27 (1.26)
> 50 yrs	232033	151 (0.07)	366 (0.16)	2 142 (0.92)	72 (3.36)	2 (0.09)	27 (1.26)
Female > 50 yrs	125455	50 (0.04)	78 (0.06)	2 (0.00)	0 (0.00)	0 (0.00)	0 (0.00)
Male > 50 yrs	102597	100 (0.1)	285 (0.28)	2 137 (2.08)	72 (3.37)	2 (0.09)	27 (1.26)

Analysis from the “Supraregional Health Service Research Network” (SHRN) based on ICD-10 and GOP (fee schedule code)

The SHRN primary care database comprises routine data of 414 498 pts from 17 family physician’s practices in urban and rural areas of the State of Baden-Württemberg (period 2000–2023). This represents about 3% of the state’s population (as of 2022). While all patients of the participating practices were included in the study (complete survey), the lack of a random selection process in recruiting the practices means that the patient group covered is not immediately representative of the state’s population.

^*1I71.2;

^*2I71.4;

^*3GOP 01747 ((ultrasound screening AAA);

^*4Proportion of pts with GOP

AAA, abdominal aortic aneurysm; yrs, years; Pts, patients; TAA, thoracic aortic aneurysm