Table 2:

Association of damage to the sIA wall endothelium (assessed through presence of CD31+ luminal cells with endothelial cell morphology) with wall inflammation (CD45+ cells), hemodynamics, and geometry of the sIA^a

Variables	Condition of the Endothelium		P Value
	Intact	Damaged
Histology
CD45+ cells	13 (7–8)	30 (12–279)	.034b
Hemodynamics
VO	41.2 (38.9–72.3)	191.8 (47.3–317.8)	.034b
VD	23.2 (15.9–45.6)	291.1 (35.0–1027.6)	.020b
SR	28.2 (27.7–51.3)	129.1 (41.5–231.9)	.034b
OSImax	0.30 (0.04–0.41)	0.18 (0.01–0.47)	.034b
Geometry
Size	15 mm (10–21 mm)	7 mm (4–12 mm)	.020b
Nsize	9 mm (7–13 mm)	5 mm (4–9 mm)	.020b
UI	0.13 (0.04–0.13)	0.25 (0.10–0.35)	.034b
EI	0.24 (0.24–0.24)	0.26 (0.25–0.30)	.011b

Note:—VD indicates viscous dissipation; SR. shear rate; Nsize, neck size; UI, increased undulation; EI, ellipticity index.

^aValues are given as median and range.

^bSignificant.