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Table 5.

Presentation of contemporary reports on aortic dissection including epidemiological studies and studies focusing on sex differences

Reference	Study design	Number of patients	Mean age	Percentage of women	Incidence per 100 000
Howard et al., 2013²	Population based	155	72	40%	6.0
Clouse et al., 2004⁴	Population based	39	67	36%	3.5
McClure et al., 2018¹⁴	Population based	5966	66	39%	4.6
Melvinsdottir et al., 2016¹⁵	Population based	153	67	39%	2.5
Nienaber et al., 2004⁹	IRAD	1078	62	32%	—
Nienaber et al., 2004⁹	Sex differences	1078	62	32%	—
Conway et al., 2015¹⁰	Multicentre	251	67	31%	—
Conway et al., 2015¹⁰	Sex differences	251	67	31%	—
Liang et al., 2017¹¹	Population based	9855	66	43%	—
Liang et al., 2017¹¹	Sex differences	9855	66	43%	—
Maitusong et al., 2016¹²	Multicentre	400	51	24%	—
Maitusong et al., 2016¹²	Sex differences	400	51	24%	—
Pape et al., 2015¹⁷	IRAD	4428	63	37%	—
Lombardi et al., 2012¹⁶	STABLE	40	58	30%	—
Smedberg et al., (present study)	Population based	8057	68	36%	7.2

Important studies on aortic dissection including number of patients as well as sex- and age distribution. In epidemiological studies, incidence is presented.