Table 2.
Comorbidities and potential contributory factors (n=589)
| n | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Smoker | ||
| Former | 388 | 66.0 |
| Current | 158 | 26.9 |
| Never | 41 | 7.3 |
| Hypertension | 369 | 63.1 |
| Coronary heart disease | 139 | 23.7 |
| Myocardial infarction | 78 | 13.3 |
| Peripheral arterial occlusive disease | 65 | 11.1 |
| Stroke | 44 | 7.5 |
| All kinds of arterial diseases | 210 | 35.7 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 141 | 24.1 |
| Hyperlipoproteinemia | 59 | 10.1 |
| Pulmonary embolism | 26 | 4.4 |
| Deep vein thrombosis | 27 | 4.6 |
| Hyperuricemia | 3 | 0.5 |
| Abdominal pain | 43 | 7.3 |
| Malignancy | 127 | 21.6 |
| Malignancies of the lower respiratory tract | 91 | 15.4 |
| Family history of abdominal aortic aneurysm | 16 | 2.7 |