Table 1. Clinical Characteristics of the AAD and Control Groups.

Characteristics	AAD (n=60)	Control (n=60)
Age (yr)	51.93±8.87	52.21±8.21
Male	49 (81.6)	47 (78.3)
Smoker	24 (40)	8 (13.3)
Alcoholic	20 (33.3)	4 (6.7)
Hypertension	45 (75)*	0
Atherosclerosis	25 (41.7)	19 (31.7)
Aortic	3 (5)	0
Cocaine abuse	0	0
Diabetes	1 (1.7)	1 (1.7)
Bicuspid aortic	0	0

AAD, acute aortic dissection.

Data are presented as a mean±SD or n (%).

^*p<0.05.