Table 5.

Correlation of cross-sectional areas with study group characteristics

	Cross-sectional area (mm2)
Parameter	Ascending aorta	Aortic arch	Aortic isthmus	Descending aorta above the diaphragm
Age (years)	0.80†	0.80†	0.81†	0.87†
Height (cm)	0.84†	0.81†	0.81†	0.82†
Weight (kg)	0.90†	0.85†	0.88†	0.89†
BSA (m2)	0.89†	0.84†	0.87†	0.88†

Spearman correlation coefficients rho were calculated for the total study group; †p < 0.01.

BSA, body surface area.