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. 2020 May 26;323(20):2029–2038. doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.5230

Table 2. Maximum Transverse Diameter and Volume of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms by Treatment Assignment.

Doxycycline
(n = 129)
Placebo
(n = 125)
Difference (95% CI) P valuea
Full analysis population
Maximum transverse diameter, cm
6 mo, No. of patients 119 116
Mean (SD) 4.40 (0.44) 4.40 (0.43) 0 (−0.12 to 0.11) .94
1 y, No. of patients 119 113
Mean (SD) 4.49 (0.48) 4.48 (0.44) 0.02 (−0.10 to 0.13) .80
2 y, No. of patients 96 101
Mean (SD) 4.61 (0.52) 4.61 (0.53) 0 (−0.15 to 0.15) .99
Baseline to 2-y change
No. of patients b 96 101
Mean (SD) 0.36 (0.21) 0.36 (0.28) 0 (−0.07 to 0.07) .93
Volume, cm3
6 mo, No. of patients 119 116
Mean (SD) 102.90 (26.19) 100.40 (26.27) 2.52 (−4.22 to 9.26) .46
1 y, No. of patients 119 113
Mean (SD) 106.00 (29.13) 105.00 (28.28) 0.95 (−6.48 to 8.38) .80
2 y, No. of patients 96 101
Mean (SD) 113.60 (34.91) 111.20 (33.14) 2.41 (−7.16 to 11.97) .62
Baseline to 2-y change
No. of patientsb 96 101
Mean (SD) 18.60 (14.38) 19.16 (15.75) −0.56 (−4.81 to 3.68) .79
Per-protocol population
Maximum transverse diameter, cm
6 mo, No. of patients 64 71
Mean (SD) 4.35 (0.47) 4.42 (0.41) −0.07 (−0.21 to 0.08) .38
1 y, No. of patients 66 72
Mean (SD) 4.44 (0.49) 4.51 (0.42) −0.07 (−0.23 to 0.08) .35
2 y, No. of patients 61 67
Mean (SD) 4.54 (0.55) 4.66 (0.50) −0.12 (−0.30 to 0.06) .21
2-y to Baseline, No. of patients b 61 67
Mean (SD) 0.33 (0.22) 0.36 (0.26) −0.03 (−0.12 to 0.05) .47
Volume, cm3
6 mo, No. of patients 64 71
Mean (SD) 96.70 (25.95) 101.60 (23.48) −4.89 (−13.31 to 3.52) .25
1 y, No. of patients 66 72
Mean (SD) 100.70 (28.79) 105.60 (25.64) −4.93 (−14.10 to 4.23) .29
2 y, No. of patients 61 67
Mean (SD) 106.80 (35.67) 114.00 (31.98) −7.22 (−19.06 to 4.61) .23
2-y to Baseline, No. of patients b 61 67
Mean (SD) 15.78 (13.95) 19.16 (16.18) 3.38 (−8.69 to 1.93) .21
a

Two-sample t test P values.

b

Mean changes in measured maximum transverse diameter and volume based on patients for whom computed tomographic scans were available.