Table 5. Cardiovascular risk factors and pregnancy in HHT patients and controls with or without SAA.
| HHT patients | P value | Control patients | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| with SAA | without SAA | with SAA | without SAA | P value | ||
| n = 42 | n = 119 | n = 2 | n = 75 | |||
| Hypertension | 9 (21.4%) | 18 (15.1%) | 0.35 | 1 (50%) | 12 (16%) | 0.31 |
| Smokers | 15 (35.7%) | 43 (36.1%) | 0.96 | 0 (0%) | 34 (45.3%) | 0.50 |
| Diabetes | 4 (9.5%) | 5 (4.2%) | 0.24 | 1 (50%) | 7 (9.3%) | 0.20 |
| Dyslipidemia | 7 (16.7%) | 11 (9.2%) | 0.25 | 0 (0%) | 13 (17.3%) | 1 |
| History of CVD | 11 (26.2%) | 19 (15.9%) | 0.12 | 0 (0%) | 27 (36%) | 0.54 |
| Previous pregnancy in women | 21/28 (75%) | 31/54 (57.4%) | 0.12 | 2/2 (100%) | 31/41 (41.3%) | 1 |
| Pregnancies > 1 | 19/28 (67.8%) | 21/54 (38.9%) | 0.01 | 2/2 (100%) | 25/41 (33.3%) | 0.52 |
CV = Cardiovascular
CVD = Cardiovascular Disease
SAA = Splenic Artery Aneurysm
HHT = Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia