Table 1. Basic demographics and characteristics of individuals with abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA), and the respective matched (for age, sex, ancestry) controls in UK Biobank.
AAA Cases | Matched* Controls | TAA Cases | Matched* Controls | |
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Individuals (#) | 1363 | 27260 | 435 | 8700 |
# with rupture | 131 (9.6%) | 0 (0%) | 22 (5.1%) | 0 (0%) |
Mean Age (yr) at diagnosis or assessment * | 68.1 | 68.1 | 65.3 | 65.3 |
Male (%) * | 86.7 | 86.7 | 68.7 | 68.7 |
British Ancestry (%) * | 93.5 | 93.5 | 87.6 | 87.6 |
BMI | 28.7** | 27.8 | 28.0 | 27.7 |
Height (in) | 68.2 | 68.1 | 67.9** | 67.3 |
Waist (in) | 39.38*8 | 37.9 | 37.6 | 36.9 |
Weight (lbs) | 191** | 184 | 184 | 179 |
Diastolic BP | 83.3 | 83.3 | 81.3** | 83 |
Systolic BP | 145 | 147 | 143 | 144 |
Pulse Rate | 69.8 | 69 | 67** | 69.2 |
*Characteristics that were matched.
**P-value <0.05 in comparison to matched controls.