TABLE 1.
Characteristics of BAV patients and controls.
| BAV patientsN = 92 | ControlsN = 48 | p | |
| Age (years) | 47.5 ± 16.6 | 42.6 ± 17.6 | 0.107 |
| Men | 62 (67) | 18 (38) | <0.001 |
| Sinus of Valsalva diameter (mm) | 35.3 ± 6.6 | 27.8 ± 5.8 | <0.001 |
| Tubular ascending aorta diameter (mm) | 36.6 ± 8.3 | 28.4 ± 4.6 | <0.001 |
| Mean carotid arterial diameter (mm) | 6.84 ± 0.82 | 6.56 ± 0.82 | 0.066 |
| Sinus of Valsalva distensibility (103.mmHg–1) | 1.86 ± 1.66 | 3.65 ± 2.19 | <0.001 |
| Tubular aorta distensibility (103.mmHg–1) | 2.70 ± 2.11 | 3.69 ± 2.21 | 0.018 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 71.5 ± 10.7 | 69.8 ± 10.1 | 0.370 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 120.2 ± 16.3 | 117.6 ± 15.0 | 0.362 |
| PP (mmHg) | 48.6 ± 12.5 | 47.5 ± 10.8 | 0.616 |
Results are mean ± standard deviation, or number (percentage). BAV, bicuspid aortic valve; DBP, diastolic aortic pressure; SBP, systolic aortic pressure; PP, pulse pressure. P-values are from Student t-test and Chi-square test for sex comparison.