Table 2.

Baseline data of the enrolled patients in aortic dissection and aortic aneurysm groups

	AD group (n=20)	AA group (n=13)	P value
Male	14 (70%)	10 (77%)	0.331
Age (years)	42.8±10.6	45.3±18.6	0.250
Onset time till surgery (h)	502.9±280.1
Pain in chest and back	18 (90%)
Renal failure	0
Gastrointestinal ischemia	0
Limb ischemia	0
Respiratory failure	4 (20%)
Serum total	4.25±1.65	3.94±2.08	0.192
cholesterol (mmol/L)
Serum triglycerides
(mmol/L)	1.02±0.23	1.21±0.45	0.515

Data are presented as mean±SD or as numbers and percentages. P<0.05 was considered statistically significant.

AA - aortic aneurysm; AD - aortic dissection