Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population. Shares are given as "N (%)", measurements are given as "mean (+/- standard deviation)".
| N | 45 |
| Males | 40 (88.9) |
| Age, years | 41.3 (8.67) |
| Symptoms on admission | |
| Chest pain | 23/37 (62.2) |
| Pain radiating to back | 6/23 (26) |
| Back pain | 6/37 (16.2) |
| Abdominal pain | 9/37 (24.3) |
| Headache | 1/37 (2.7) |
| Dyspnea | 4/37 (10.8) |
| Nausea | 6/37 (16.2) |
| Paresthesia of a limb | 4/37 (10.8) |
| Syncope | 2/37 (5.4) |
| Found dead | 5/44 (11.1) |
| Blood pressure | |
| Known history of hypertension | 29/39 (74.4) |
| Hypertension on admission | 19/33 (57.6) |
| Systolic blood pressure on admission, mmHg | 154.13 (45.82) |
| Diastolic blood pressure on admission, mmHg | 91.97 (35.86) |
| Substance abuse | |
| History of nicotine use | 21/25 (84) |
| Cocaine use for over 1 year | 18/25 (72) |
| Hours from cocaine use to symptom | 11 (22.13) |
| (median: 1) | |
| Stanford classification | |
| Type A | 33/44 (75) |
| Type B | 11/44 (25) |
| Treatment | |
| Surgical | 31/39 (79.5) |
| Medical | 8/39 (20.5) |
| Outcome | |
| Days until discharge | 13 (10.67) |
| (median: 9) | |
| In-hospital mortality | 9/42 (21.4) |
| Pre-hospital mortality | 5/42 (11.9) |
| Days until death | 9.25 (13.59) |
| (median: 4) | |