Table 2. Patient’s demographics (part A).

Study	Mean age			Male sex			Marfan syndrome			Diabetes mellitus			Hypertension
	HA	TA		HA	TA		HA	TA		HA	TA		HA	TA
Shi	55.9±10.1	53.9±12.2		53 (74.6%)	57 (67.9%)		10 (14.1%)	22 (26.2%)		12 (16.9%)	19 (22.6%)		55 (77.5%)	67 (79.8%)
Ohstubo	69.0	68.0		7 (30.4%)	13 (54.2%)		NS	NS		NS	NS		NS	NS
Tan	61.7±12	61.7±12		49 (70%)	49 (70%)		NS	NS		NS	NS		NS	NS
Uchida	72.3	64.4		25 (45.5%)	28 (43.1%)		NS	NS		NS	NS		NS	NS
Rylski	66.0	55.0		21 (57%)	8 (57%)		2(5%)	0		NS	NS		31 (84%)	13 (93%)
Kim	57.6±11.5	55.0±12.1		69 (47.9%)	26 (59%)		7 (4.9%)	1 (2.3%)		6 (4.2%)	2 (4.5%)		92 (63.9%)	24 (54.5%)
Shiono	66.9±13.0	59.5±14.9		46 (43.8%)	15 (51.7%)		5 (4.8%)	3 (10.3%)		NS	NS		NS	NS
Zhang	49.1±12.6	45.5±13.5		55 (74.3%)	74 (84.1%)		13 (17.6%)	21 (23.9%)		4 (5.3%)	4 (4.5%)		47 (63.5%)	64 (72.7%)
Sun	46.0±13.0	45.0±11.0		36 (54.5%)	126 (85.1%)		5 (7.6%)	19 (12.8%)		2 (3%)	6 (6.4%)		36 (54.5%)	107 (72.3%)
Di Eusanio	64.4±11.2	59.2±12.3		125 (66.8%)	41 (77.4%)		5 (2.7%)	3 (5.7%)		8 (4.3%)	1 (1.9%)		138 (79.8%)	40 (75.5%)
Rice	57.9±14.8	62.4±13.4		313 (71.1%)	38 (77.5%)		9 (2.1%)	1 (2%)		NS	NS		370 (84.1%)	44 (89.8%)
Omura	70.0±11.0	61.0±13.0		50 (45.9%)	62 (70.5%)		NS	NS		NS	NS		NS	NS
Vallabhajosyula	58.0±11.0	59.0±12.0		20 (67%)	20 (65%)		NS	NS		2 (7%)	2 (6%)		26 (87%)	28 (93%)
Dai	49.1±10.4	49.8±9.6		25 (61.3%)	29 (65%)		2 (4.9%)	3 (5.8%)		1 (2.4%)	1 (1.9%)		40 (97.6%)	49 (94.2%)
Pooled mean (range)	60.3 (46.0–72.3)	57.1 (45.0–68.0)		57.9% (30.4–74.6%)	66.25% (43.1–85.1%)		7.1% (2.1–17.6%)	9.9% (0–26.2%)		6.2% (2.4–16.9%)	6.8% (1.9%–22.6%)		76.9% (54.5–97.6%)	80.5% (54.5–94.2%)
P value	<0.001			0.0001			0.02			0.63			0.62

NS, not specified; HA, hemiarch; TA, total arch.