Table 1.

Dichotomous and continuous variables between AAA patients and controls and their associations with plasma medians of IL6, IFN-γ, IL10, IL17A, and CRP levels.

Dichotomous variables	AAA vs. Non-AAAa (OR [95% CI])	IL6 (25. 50. and 75 Percentiles) (No vs. Yes)b	IFN-γ (25. 50. and 75 Percentiles ) (No vs. Yes)b	IL10 (25. 50. and 75 Percentiles ) (No vs. Yes)b	IL17A (25. 50. and 75 Percentiles ) (No vs. Yes)b	CRP 25. 50. and 75 Percentiles) (No vs. Yes)b
Current smoking	3.44 [2.31; 5.13]***	0.00; 1.35; 4.277 0.00; 1.42; 3.49*	6.35; 6.88; 46.8 5.52; 13.96; 40.32	0.00; 11.0; 62.0 0.00; 0.00; 0.00	0.00; 0.00; 0.00 0.00; 0.00; 10.1	1.1; 2.3; 4.9 1.7; 3.8; 7.7***
Diabetes Mellitus	0.70 [0.44; 1.11]	0.00; 1.42; 4.52 0.00; 1.03; 3.37	6.22; 17.1; 47.1 5.92; 14.6; 44.6	0.00; 10.7; 69.7 0.04; 14.0; 104.8	0.00; 0.00; 11.1 0.00; 0.00; 10.5	1.4; 2.7;5.6 0.9; 2.6; 6.1
Hypertension	1.52 [1.10; 2.10]***	0.00; 1.32; 3.75 0.00; 1.40; 4.88	6.44; 17.2; 43.2 6.22; 16.1; 56.6	0.00; 12.1; 86.0 6.22; 16.17; 56.6	0.00; 0.00; 11.1 0.00; 0.00; 10.46	1.4; 2.6; 5.2 1.4;2.7;6.2
Use of ACE-inhibitor	1.35 [0.92; 1.98]	0.00; 1.15; 4.26 0.00; 1.64; 4.83	5.99; 17.4; 46.8 6.61; 15.0; 55.2	0.00; 10.9; 84.60 0.00; 9.16; 60.8	0.00; 0.00; 13.9 0.00; 0.00; 8.90	1.4; 2.6;5.3 1.3; 2.7; 6.5
Use of β-blocker	1.49 [1.02; 2.17]**	0.00; 1.10; 3.75 0.00; 1.85; 5.86*	5.87; 16.4; 44.2 7.10; 19.2; 62.0	0.00; 10.7; 71.8 0.00; 11.6; 74.7	0.00; 0.00; 9.95 0.00; 0.00; 10.5	1.4; 2.6; 5.5 1.3; 2.7; 6.0
Use of statin	2.15 [1.54; 2.99]***	0.00; 1.19; 3.96 0.00; 1.47; 4.86	6.80; 18.2; 51.6 5.45; 15.0; 42.0*	0.00; 11.0; 87.8 5.45; 15.0; 42.1	0.00; 0.00; 13.9 0.00; 0.00; 9.83	1.5; 2.9; 6.5 1.1;2.4; 5.0***
Use of steroids	1.53 [0.78; 3.03]	0.00; 1.23; 4.58 0.00; 1.58; 4.01	6.00; 15.9; 47.1 7.34; 21.2; 44.6	0.00; 11.5; 76.2 0.00; 8.18; 44.1	.0.00; 0.00; 10.4 0.00; 0.00; 14.0	1.3; 2.4; 5.3 2.1; 5.1; 8.6***
Use of NSAIDs	9.07 [1.22; 67.50]***	0.00; 1.33; 4.60 0.00; 1.02; 2.28	6.08; 17.1; 48.4 4.07; 10.3; 25.5	0.00; 17.8; 76.2 0.00; 8.47; 46.0	0.00; 0.00; 9.78 0.00; 2.63; 27.7	1.3; 2.6; 5.6 1.0; 2.6; 9.3
Continuous variables	25. 50. and 75 Percentiles Non-AAA vs. AAAb	IL6 (Rho)c	IFN-γ (Rho)c	IL10 (Rho)c	IL17A (Rho)c	CRP (Rho)c
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	137; 146; 159 142; 155; 169***	-0.025	-0.042	-0.103***	-0.073	-0.006
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	74; 80; 87 79; 87; 95***	-0.001	-0.037	-0.067*	-0.017	0.098**
Age (Years)	67.2; 69.3; 71.9 67.6; 69.9; 72.4**	0.011	-0.033	-0.048	-0.036	-0.024
Body mass index	24.4; 25.9; 27.6 24.9; 27.2; 29.4***	-0.018	-0.012	-0.012	0.001	0.137***

^aChi-square test;

^bMann-Whitney U test;

^cSpearman's correlation test.

^*P<0.10 (considered as confounding factor);

^**P<0.05;

^***P<0.01