Table 2.
Demographics variables, comorbidities, and cardiovascular risk factors in 1,210 patients
| Variable | With pathological examination of aorta | Without pathological examination of aorta, n (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Without aortitis, n (%) | With aortitis, n (%) | OR for aortitis (95% CI) | p | ||
| Male gender | 395 (69) | 23 (62) | 1.1 (0.5-2.4) | 0.78 | 410 (68) |
| Cancer | 37 (6) | 2 (5) | 0.7 (0.1-3.2) | 0.63 | 51 (8) |
| Stroke | 56 (10) | 3 (8) | 0.8 (0.2-2.8) | 0.72 | 95 (16) |
| Ischemic heart disease | 163 (28) | 10 (27) | 0.8 (0.4-1.9) | 0.70 | 227 (38) |
| Renal failure | 36 (6) | 1 (3) | 0.5 (0.1-4.0) | 0.51 | 49 (8) |
| Connective tissue disease | 28 (5) | 7 (19) | 4.7 (1.6-13.6) | 0.0042 | 33 (5) |
| Peripheral vascular disease | 47 (8) | 3 (8) | 0.8 (0.2-2.9) | 0.72 | 55 (9) |
| Infection | 83 (14) | 3 (8) | 0.4 (0.1-1.5) | 0.17 | 107 (18) |
| Hypertension | 183 (32) | 13 (35) | 1.2 (0.5-2.5) | 0.68 | 261 (43) |
| Diabetes | 10 (2) | 2 (5% | 5.2 (0.9-29.7) | 0.06 | 19 (3) |
| Age, years | 0.35 | ||||
| 15-47 | 148 (26) | 6 (16) | 1.0 (ref.) | 79 (13) | |
| 48-59 | 147 (26) | 8 (21) | 1.4 (0.5-4.4) | 145 (24) | |
| 60-67 | 143 (25) | 9 (24) | 1.5 (0.4-4.5) | 156 (26) | |
| 68-84 | 135 (2) | 14 (38) | 2.5 (0.8-7.6) | 220 (37) | |
| Surgical center | 0.11 | ||||
| 1 | 118 (21) | 9 (24) | 1.0 (ref.) | 238 (40) | |
| 2 | 110 (19) | 2 (5) | 0.2 (0.1-1.0) | 54 (9) | |
| 3 | 114 (20) | 5 (14) | 0.6 (0.2-2.1) | 55 (9) | |
| 4 | 162 (28) | 13 (35) | 1.1 (0.4-2.9) | 219 (36) | |
| 5 | 69 (12) | 8 (22) | 1.7 (0.6-4.9) | 34 (6) | |
Patients with and without pathological examination, and with and without inflammation of the ascending aorta, Denmark, 1997 to 2009 (logistic regression analysis, adjusted prevalence ORs for aortitis).
CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.