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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am Heart J. 2010 Feb;159(2):307–313. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2009.11.016

Table II.

Independent correlates of AAA growth

95% CI
Variable OR Lower Upper P value
Age (per 5.55 years) 1.10 0.93 1.30 0.278
Female gender 1.30 0.64 2.66 0.472
DM 0.37 0.22 0.62 0.000
Hypertension 0.92 0.64 1.31 0.638
CHD 0.67 0.46 0.97 0.033
PAD 0.96 0.62 1.48 0.849
Smoking history 0.75 0.47 1.20 0.230
Initial aortic diameter (per 4.35mm) 1.78 1.49 2.14 0.000
ACE inhibitors 0.91 0.64 1.31 0.621
Aspirin 1.10 0.78 1.56 0.575
Beta-blockers 1.13 0.76 1.67 0.554
Statins 1.23 0.86 1.76 0.263