Table 1.

Clinical features

Variable
Patient characteristics
- Age (years)	58 ± 14 (19-85)
- Male	227 (70%)
- White race	256 (79%)
- Height (cm)	175 ± 11 (140-208)
- Weight (kg)	87 ± 21 (42-170)
- Body mass index (kg/m2)	28.3 ± 6.0 (16.8-53.4)
- Body surface area (m2)	2.0 ± 0.3 (1.3-2.9)
Patient comorbidities
- Hypertension	263 (81%)
- Hyperlipidemia	168 (52%)
- Active or recent tobacco use	160 (49%)
- Diabetes	30 (9%)
- Coronary artery disease	84 (26%)
- History of prior stroke	28 (9%)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	50 (15%)
- Renal insufficiency (preoperative creatinine > 1.5 mg/dl)	29 (9%)
- Peripheral vascular disease	22 (7%)
- Prior aortic surgery	87 (27%)

Data represented as mean ± standard deviation (range), or number (percent).