Table 3.

Patient Characteristics of Each Group

Variables	Group 1 n=27	Group 2 n=4	Group 3 n=50	P Value
Age	73.0±7.4	76.3±4.3	72.4±8.4	0.64
Male sex, n (%)	19 (70)	3 (75)	39 (78)	0.82
Aneurymal diameter (maximum) (mm)	55.9±9.2	58.0±9.4	53.1±7.3	0.22
Expansion rate (mm/year)	7.45±5.13	3.66±2.47	4.17±2.67	0.002
Comorbidities, n (%)
Hypertension	22 (81)	3 (75)	44 (88)	0.46
Ischemic heart disease	9 (33)	0 (0)	15 (30)	0.51
Cerebrovascular disease	1 (4)	1 (25)	5 (10)	0.21
Diabetes mellitus	5 (19)	0 (0)	7 (14)	0.87
Smoking (ex‐ or current)	20 (74)	4 (100)	35 (70)	0.64
Medication, n (%)
Aspirin use	6 (22)	1 (25)	15 (30)	0.83
Statin use	12 (44)	1 (25)	16 (32)	0.52