Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of included study patients.
| AAA n = 349 | Iliac n = 13 | Femoral n = 9 | Popliteal n = 35 | Carotid n = 9 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 292 | 84% | 13 | 100% | 8 | 100% | 34 | 97% | 4 | 44% |
|
Age at surgery in years (range) |
70 |
7.1 (48–89) |
65 |
11.0 (48–86) |
67 |
11.2 (49–87) |
66 |
10.0 (45–83) |
62 |
9.7 (46–75) |
| Aneurysm shape | ||||||||||
| saccular | 16 | 5% | 0 | — | 0 | — | 1 | 3% | 3 | 33% |
| fusiform | 332 | 95% | 13 | 100% | 9 | 100% | 34 | 97% | 6 | 67% |
| Reported aneurysm diameter (mm) | 64 |
13.9 (31–118) |
46 |
12.4 (25–70) |
44 |
25.5 (24–100) |
35 |
20.0 (11–105) |
23 |
10.2 (12–38) |
| Symptoms | ||||||||||
| Ruptured | 28 | 8% | 1 | 8% | 0 | — | 2 | 6% | 0 | — |
| Any aneurysm related symptom | 82 | 24% | 4 | 31% | 4 | 44% | 19 | 54% | 6 | 68% |
| Asymptomatic | 237 | 68% | 7 | 54% | 5 | 56% | 14 | 40% | 3 | 33% |
| Hypertension | 275 | 79% | 7 | 54% | 4 | 44% | 22 | 63% | 4 | 44% |
| Diabetes | 58 | 17% | 1 | 8% | 1 | 11% | 4 | 11% | 1 | 11% |
| Statin use | 237 | 68% | 7 | 54% | 3 | 33% | 19 | 54% | 6 | 67% |
| BMI | 25.9 | 4.1 | 26.4 | 5.2 | 27.7 | 4.6 | 27.2 | 3.6 | 23.7 | 2.6 |
| Smoking | 126 | 36% | 6 | 46% | 2 | 22% | 12 | 34% | 0 | — |
Data are given as numbers (percentage) or mean (standard deviation).
Abbreviations: AAA = abdominal aortic aneurysm, mm = millimeter, BMI = body mass index.