Table 1.
Variable | Endovascular Repair (N = 39,966) |
Open Repair (N = 39,966) |
P Value |
---|---|---|---|
Year in which repair was performed — no. (%) | |||
2001 | 5,150 (12.9) | 5,166 (12.9) | 0.87 |
2002 | 5,860 (14.7) | 5,858 (14.7) | 0.98 |
2003 | 5,800 (14.5) | 5,839 (14.6) | 0.70 |
2004 | 6,073 (15.2) | 6,107 (15.3) | 0.74 |
2005 | 5,584 (14.0) | 5,663 (14.2) | 0.42 |
2006 | 4,588 (11.5) | 4,623 (11.6) | 0.70 |
2007 | 3,825 (9.6) | 3,731 (9.3) | 0.26 |
2008 | 3,086 (7.7) | 2,979 (7.5) | 0.15 |
Male sex — no. (%) | 31,047 (77.7) | 31,012 (77.6) | 0.77 |
Race or ethnic group — no. (%)† | |||
White | 38,120 (95.4) | 38,093 (95.3) | 0.65 |
Black | 1,119 (2.8) | 1,138 (2.8) | 0.69 |
Hispanic | 227 (0.6) | 224 (0.6) | 0.89 |
Other | 500 (1.3) | 511 (1.3) | 0.73 |
Mean age — yr | 75.7 | 75.5 | <0.001 |
Age category — no. (%) | |||
67–69 yr | 5,851 (14.6) | 5,968 (14.9) | 0.24 |
70–74 yr | 12,120 (30.3) | 12,192 (30.5) | 0.58 |
75–79 yr | 12,468 (31.2) | 12,297 (30.8) | 0.19 |
80–84 yr | 7,284 (18.2) | 7,217 (18.1) | 0.54 |
≥85 yr | 2,243 (5.6) | 2,292 (5.7) | 0.45 |
Urgent admission — no. (%) | 2,071 (5.2) | 1,916 (4.8) | 0.01 |
Prior abdominal aortic aneurysm — no. (%) | 27,534 (68.9) | 27,724 (69.4) | 0.15 |
Coexisting conditions — no. (%) | |||
MI in previous 6 mo | 629 (1.6) | 654 (1.6) | 0.48 |
MI in previous 7–24 mo | 2,709 (6.8) | 2,686 (6.7) | 0.75 |
Valvular heart disease | 3,467 (8.7) | 3,439 (8.6) | 0.73 |
Congestive heart failure | 4,671 (11.7) | 4,630 (11.6) | 0.65 |
Peripheral vascular disease | 7,897 (19.8) | 7,767 (19.4) | 0.25 |
Neurovascular disease | 5,562 (13.9) | 5,544 (13.9) | 0.85 |
Hypertension | 25,257 (63.2) | 25,137 (62.9) | 0.38 |
Diabetes | 6,427 (16.1) | 6,373 (15.9) | 0.60 |
COPD | 11,117 (27.8) | 11,102 (27.8) | 0.91 |
Renal failure | 2,250 (5.6) | 2,197 (5.5) | 0.41 |
End-stage renal disease | 165 (0.4) | 146 (0.4) | 0.28 |
History of cancer | 6,710 (16.8) | 6,762 (16.9) | 0.62 |
Obesity | 811 (2.0) | 787 (2.0) | 0.54 |
COPD denotes chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and MI myocardial infarction.
Race or ethnic group was self-reported.