Table 1. Clinical characteristics of patients who were enrolled in this study.
| Characteristics | RNA-Seq Discovery Cohort | All enrolled patients | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control (n = 10) | AAAD (n = 10) | P | Control (n = 30) | AAAD (n = 30) | P | |
| Age (years) | 60.9±3.0 | 59.3±3.9 | 0.75 | 56.1±15.3 | 56.7±12.3 | 0.87 |
| Male (%) | 4 (40%) | 5 (50%) | 1.00 | 14 (47%) | 19 (63%) | 0.19 |
| Height (cm) | 163±2.4 | 168±1.5 | 0.07 | 164.8±7.0 | 168.1±6.7 | 0.06 |
| Weight (kg) | 63.3±3.0 | 71.3±4.5 | 0.16 | 66.6±8.6 | 69.6±13.0 | 0.24 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.7±0.8 | 25.0±1.4 | 0.45 | 24.4±2.64 | 24.5±3.6 | 0.93 |
| Hypertension (n) | 3(30%) | 7(70%) | 0.18 | 20 (67%) | 24(80%) | 0.38 |
| Diabetes mellitus (n) | 0(0%) | 1(10%) | 1.00 | 4 (13.3%) | 1(3.3%) | 0.35 |
| Smoking history (n) | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | 1.00 | 0 (0%) | 1 (3.3%) | 1.00 |
| Alcoholism (n) | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | 1.00 | 6 (20%) | 5 (16.7%) | 1.00 |
| CKD (n) | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | 1.00 | 3 (10%) | 2 (6.7%) | 1.00 |
| Stroke (n) | 0(0%) | 0(0%) | 1.00 | 0 (0%) | 1 (3.3%) | 1.00 |
The P value refers to comparisons between the AAAD and the control group. The data are presented as the mean ± SD. BMI, body mass index; CKD, chronic kidney disease; AAAD, acute Stanford type A aortic dissection.