Table I.

Main characteristics of 24 aneurysm patients

Variable	Result
Gender (male, %)	15 (62.5%)
Age (mean ± SD, years)	63.8 ± 10.7
Smoking (cases, %)	10 (41.7%)
Aortic diameter (mean ± SD, mm)	57.6 ± 12.4
Luminal thrombus (cases, %)	17 (70.8%)
Hypertension (cases, %)	13 (54.2%)
Systolic pressure (mean ± SD, mm Hg)	138.3 ± 18.3
Diastolic pressure (mean ± SD, mm Hg)	85.3 ± 13.9
Hyperlipidemia (cases, %)	5 (20.8%)
COPD (cases, %)	0 (0.0%)
Diabetes (cases, %)	4 (16.7%)
Antihypertension medications (cases, %)	5 (20.8%)
Lipid-lowering medication (cases, %)	1 (4.2%)
Diabetic medications (cases, %)	0 (0%)