Table 1.
Characteristics of All Cases Admitted With AD
| Characteristics | TAAD | TBAD |
|---|---|---|
| No. (%) | 14 911 (72.6) | 5622 (27.4) |
| Raw incidence (per 100 000) | 2.1 (1.1–2.2) | 0.7 (0.6–1.0) |
| Standardized incidencea | 2.0 (1.8–2.1) | 0.7 (0.6–0.9) |
| Age, y | 64 (53–73) | 66 (56–74) |
| Sex (male), n (%) | 9685 (65.0) | 4008 (71.3) |
| Elixhauser Comorbidity Score | 9 (4–15) | 5 (2–11) |
| Comorbidities, n (%) | ||
| Chronic ischemic heart disease | 3343 (22.4) | 1118 (19.9) |
| Chronic heart failure | 3179 (21.3) | 564 (10.0) |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 2689 (18) | 501 (8.9) |
| Hypertension | 9739 (65.3) | 4368 (77.7) |
| Chronic pulmonary disease | 1356 (9.1) | 709 (12.6) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 1428 (9.6) | 640 (11.4) |
| Chronic kidney disease | 2871 (19.3) | 1146 (20.4) |
| Cancer | 150 (1) | 135 (2.4) |
| Obesity | 1942 (13) | 593 (10.5) |
| Marfan syndrome | 311 (2.1) | 79 (1.4) |
| Type of admission, n (%) | ||
| Admission with referral | 3093 (20.7) | 2205 (39.2) |
| Admission without referral | 5364 (36) | 1997 (35.5) |
| Transferred from another hospital | 6454 (43.3) | 1420 (25.3) |
If not stated otherwise, continuous data are given as median (first‐third quartile). AD indicates aortic dissection; TAAD, type A AD; TBAD, type B AD.
a
Standardized for age and sex using European Standard Population 2013.