Table 3. Characteristics of the patients with AAA*.
| Patient | Gender | Race | Age | AAA size (cm) |
HTN | COPD | TOB | CHOL | DM | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAA00 | M | C | 71 | 4.8 | Y | N | N | N | N | |
| AAA03 | M | C | 80 | 5.5 | Y | N | N | Y | N | |
| AAA09 | M | C | 78 | 7.4 | Y | Y | N | N | N | CAD/CRI |
| AAA10 | M | C | 78 | 7.9 | N | N | N | Y | Y | CAD |
| AAA12 | M | C | 77 | UN | UN | UN | UN | UN | UN | UN |
| M = 5 | C = 5 | Avg. = xx n = 5 | Avg. = xx n = 4 UN = 1 | Yes = 3 No = 1 UN = 1 | Yes = 1 No = 3 UN = 1 | Yes = 0 No = 4 UN = 1 | Yes = 2 No = 2 UN = 1 | Yes = 1 No = 3 UN = 1 |
M: Male; UN: Unknown; C: Caucasian; Y: Yes; N: No.
HTN: Hypertension; COPD: Chronic obstructive Pulmonary Disease; TOB: Current or ex- tobacco smoker; CHOL: High cholesterol; DM: Diabetes mellitus; CAD: Coronary artery disease; CRI: Chronic renal disease; AOVR: Aortic valve replacement.
* Reproduced in part, with the permission of The American Association of Immunologists, Inc., from Lu et al, J. Immunol., 192: 4897–4912, 2014 (reference [41]). Copyright 2014. The American Association of Immunologists, Inc.