Table 2. Differences in clinical characteristics between aortic dissection patients with and without media calcifications.
Presumed media calcifications in the aorta (N = 22) | Non-specific or no calcifications in the aorta (N = 47) | P-value for difference | |
Age; mean (SD) | 75.1 (5.9) | 71.4 (7.2) | 0.04 |
Gender male; N (%) | 12 (55%) | 38 (81%) | 0.04 |
Stanford A; N (%) | 10 (45%) | 27 (57%) | 0.44 |
Acute dissection; N (%) | 10 (45%) | 36 (77%) | 0.02 |
Diabetes; N (%) | 0 (0%); 4 unknown | 5 (14%); 12 unknown | 0.18 |
Hypertension; N (%) | 13 (72%); 4 unknown | 23 (62%); 10 unknown | 0.73 |
Smoking; N (%) | 4 (22%); 4 unknown | 7 (21%); 14 unknown | 0.59 |
Dyslipidemia; N (%) | 3 (19%); 6 unknown | 6 (18%); 13 unknown | 0.99 |
Renal dysfunction; N (%) | 4 (21%); 3 unknown | 11 (28%); 7 unknown | 0.86 |
Differences are tested with unpaired samples T-test (age) or Chi-square (other variables).