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. 2006 Jan 1;6(2):1–67.
Viborg MASS Chichester Women Chichester Men Perth Meta-analysis
Fixed-Effects
Model
Men 65+
Study, year   Lindholt et al., 2005 (13) Ashton et al., 2002 (17) Scott et al., 1995 (16) Scott et al., 1995 (16) Norman et al., 2004 (15) Medical Advisory Secretariat, 2005
                 
Randomized   12,639 67,800 9,342 6,433 41,000  
  Invited to screening, no.   6,333 33,839 4,682 3,205 19,352  
  Accepted screening, no.   4,852 27,147 3,052 2,342 63%  
  Screened, %   76.6 80 65 73 63 72
AAAs in screened, no. (%)   191 (4.0) 1333 (4.9) 40 (1.3) 178 (7.6) 875 (7.2) 5.5
  Uninvited controls, no.   6,319 33,961 4,660 3,228 19,352  
Duration of follow-up, yrs   5.75 2.9–5.2 5 5 2.5  
                 
AAA-specific mortality              
    Invited, no. (%) 6 (0.09) 65 (0.19) 2 (0.04) 10 (0.31) 18 (0.09)  
    Controls, no. (%) 19 (0.30) 113 (0.33) 2 (0.04) 17 (0.36) 25 (0.13)  
    OR (95% CI) 0.31 (0.13–0.79) 0.58 (0.42–0.78) 1.00 (0.14–7.07) 0.59 (0.27–1.29) 0.72 (0.39–1.32) 0.57 (0.45–0.74)
All-cause mortality              
    Invited, no. (%) 939 (0.15) 3750 (11.1) 503 (10.7) 532 (16.6) 1976 (10.2)  
    Controls, no. (%) 1019 (0.16) 3855 (11.4) 476 (10.2) 508 (15.7) 2020 (10.4)  
    OR (95% CI) 0.90 (0.82–0.99) 0.97 (0.93–1.02) 1.05 (0.92–1.19) 1.07 (0.93–1.22) 0.98 (0.91–1.04) 0.97 (0.93–1.01)
Emergency Repair              
    Invited, no. (%) 6 (0.09) 27 (0.05) 1 (0.02) 3 (0.09) 9 (0.05)  
    Controls, no. (%) 30 (0.47) 54 (0.04) 1 (0.01) 8 (0.24) 8 (0.04)  
    OR (95% CI) 0.20 (0.08–0.48) 0.50 (0.32–0.80) 1.00 (0.06–15.93) 0.38 (0.10–1.42) 1.13 (0.43–2.92) 0.46 (0.24–0.88)
Elective Repair              
  Invited, no. (%) 50 (0.79) 332 (0.55) 4 (0.08) 28 (0.87) 107 (0.55)  
    Controls, no. (%) 14 (0.22) 92 (0.28) 2 (0.04) 5 (0.15) 54 (0.28)  
    OR (95% CI) 3.58 (1.98–6.49) 3.65 (2.89–4.65) 1.99 (0.36–10.88) 5.62 2.14–14.73) 2.02 (1.46–2.80) 3.18 (2.11–4.79)
AAA Rupture              
    Invited, no. (%) 4 (0.10) 65 (0.17) 3 (0.06) 8 (0.25) 33 (0.17)  
    Controls, no. (%) 20 (0.30) 134 (0.20) 2 (0.04) 20 (0.62) 38 (0.20)  
    OR (95% CI) 0.20 (0.07–0.58) 0.50 (0.37–0.68) 1.49 (0.25–8.94) 0.40 (0.18–0.91) 0.87 (0.54–1.38) 0.50 (0.31–0.80)
Operative Mortality              
    Elective repair, % 6 6 0 0 4.3 6
                 
    Emergency repair, % 39 37 33 25 50 37
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AAA indicates abdominal aortic aneurysm; CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.