Table 2. Change in aortic diameter at different levels between the patient groups.
| Variables | Aortic level (short axis) | Fixation | p | |||
| Suprarenal (n=114) | Infrarenal (n=54) | |||||
| % | Mean±SD | % | Mean±SD | |||
| Below celiac artery | 25.0±3.0 | 24.4±2.4 | 0.207 | |||
| Below SMA | 23.4+3.1 | 22.5±3.0 | 0.088 | |||
| Pre-EVAR diameter (mm) | ||||||
| Lowest RA | 22.5±2.8 | 22.1±2.7 | 0.377 | |||
| 1 cm below RA | 22.1±3.2 | 21.2±2.8 | 0.068 | |||
| Below celiac A | 26.1±3.6 | 25.6± 3.1 | 0.228 | |||
| Below SMA | 24.9±3.6 | 23.8±3.6 | 0.064 | |||
| Post-EVAR diameter (mm) | ||||||
| Lowest RA | 26.1±3.2 | 23.4±3.2 | 0.001 | |||
| 1 cm below RA | 26.4±3.8 | 23.6±3.0 | 0.003 | |||
| Below celiac A | 4.5±5.3 | 4.6±74 | 0.892 | |||
| Below SMA | 6.7±78 | 5.9±7.3 | 0.506 | |||
| Post-EVAR diameter dilatation (%) | ||||||
| Lowest RA | 12.9±10 | 6.2±6.9 | 0.001 | |||
| 1 cm below RA | 15.4±12 | 11.9±9.2 | 0.074 | |||
| Stent size | 26.9±3.4 | 26.4±3.5 | 0.431 | |||
| Neck length | 33.5±13 | 375±17 | 0.108 | |||
| Aortic neck anatomy (lowest RA level, mm) | Neck angle (') | 55.0±26 | 574±28 | 0.583 | ||
| Calcification (>50%) | 10 | 2 | 0.236 | |||
| Thrombus (>50%) | 18 | 6 | 0.421 | |||
| Stent oversizing (%) | Lowest RA diameter | 21.0±8.9 | 19.7±11 | 0.445 | ||
| 1 cm below RA diameter | 21.4±8.7 | 19.1±10 | 0.133 | |||
| Mean follow-up (months) | 46.3±32 | 39.9±26 | 0.204 | |||
| SD: Standard deviation; EVAR: Endovascular aortic replacement; SMA: Superior mesenteric artery; RA: Renal artery. | ||||||