Table 1.
Aortic geometry in aneurysm patients and control groups
| Patients | Age-matched | Healthy | t-test [p-value] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Aortic geometry |
dilated aorta |
controls |
volunteers |
1 vs. 2 |
1 vs. 3 |
2 vs. 3 |
|
AAo [mm] |
44 ± 4*# |
35 ± 2+ |
27 ± 2 |
<.01 |
<.01 |
<.01 |
| |
(40–51) |
(32–37) |
(23–30) |
|
|
|
|
arch [mm] |
30 ± 4*# |
28 ± 3+ |
22 ± 2 |
.04 |
<.01 |
<.01 |
| |
(24–43) |
(25–35) |
(18–24) |
|
|
|
|
DAo [mm] |
28 ± 4# |
27 ± 2+ |
21 ± 2 |
.39 |
<.01 |
<.01 |
| |
(19–41) |
(25–31) |
(17–24) |
|
|
|
|
AAo / DAo ratio |
1.6 ± 0.3*# |
1.3 ± 0.1 |
1.3 ± 0.2 |
<.01 |
<.01 |
.98 |
| (1.1 - 2.7) | (1.2 - 1.4) | (1.0 - 1.8) | ||||
Note. - Diameters of the AAo and AAo/DAo diameter ratio of the study cohorts.
*: significant differences (p<.05) between aneurysm patients and age matched controls.
#: significant differences (p<.05) between aneurysm patients and healthy volunteers.
+: significant differences (p<.05) between age-matched controls and healthy volunteers.