Table I. Characteristics of the patients with AAA.

Patient	Gender	Race	Age (y)	AAA Size (cm)	HTN	COPD	TOB	CHOL	DM	Other
AAA00	Male	White	71	4.8	Yes	No	No	No	No
AAA02	Male	White	65	5.8	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	CAD
AAA03	Male	White	80	5.5	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
AAA04	Male	White	62	10.0	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	CAD
AAA06	Male	White	77	5.5	Yes	No	No	No	No	CAD/Lymphoma
AAA07	Male	White	71	5.5	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	AOVR
AAA09	Male	White	78	7.4	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	CAD/CRI
AAA10	Male	White	78	7.9	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	CAD
AAA12	Male	White	77	UN	UN	UN	UN	UN	UN	UN
AAA14	UN	UN	UN	UN	UN	UN	UN	UN	UN	UN
	Male = 9;	White = 9;	Avg.= 73.2;	Avg.=6.6;	Yes = 6;	Yes = 2;	Yes = 1;	Yes = 5;	Yes = 2;
	UN = 1	UN = 1	n = 9;	n = 8;	No = 2;	No = 6;	No = 7	No = 3;	No = 6;
			UN = 1	UN = 2	UN = 2	UN = 2	UN = 2	UN = 2	UN = 2

AOVR, aortic valve replacement; CAD, coronary artery disease; CHOL, high cholesterol; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CRI, chronic renal disease; DM; diabetes mellitus; HTN, hypertension; TOB, current or former tobacco smoker; UN, unknown.