Table 1. Patient characteristics.
Subjects | Disorder | na | Age (years) |
|
Average±SD | Range | |||
Total | 117 | 61.2±13.6 | 19–88 | |
Aneurysmb | (+) | 79 | 61.7±12.2 | 38–88 |
(–) | 38 | 60.2±16.4 | 19–79 | |
Hypertensionc | (+) | 35 | 67.2±9.7 | 38–85 |
(–) | 82 | 58.7±14.3 | 19–88 |
SD, standard deviation.
Signs of (+) and (–) indicate presence or absence of the disorders.
aThere were overlaps of aneurysm and hypertension in 26 patients.
Statistically significant age difference was observed in patients with and without chypertension (p=0.002), but not in those with and without aneurysmsb (p=0.57).