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. 2023 Feb 27;11(1):10–19. doi: 10.1055/a-2000-7812

Table 1. Patient characteristics.

Variable Value
Total number of patients 197
Sex :
 Male, n (%) 135 (68.5)
 Female, n (%) 62 (31.5)
Race :
 Caucasian, n (%) 184 (93.4)
 African American, n (%) 6 (3.0)
 Asian, n (%) 4 (2.0)
 Hispanic, n (%) 2 (1.0)
 Other, n (%) 1 (1.0)
Age at diagnosis, years, mean (± 95% CI) 62.4 (±1.46)
Age at last follow up, years, mean (± 95% CI) 77.96 (±1.76)
Initial height, cm, mean (± 95% CI) 174.70 (±1.42)
Initial weight, kg, mean (± 95% CI) 93.21 (±2.93)
Initial BMI, mean (± 95% CI) 30.50 (±0.87)
History of hypertension, n (%) 155 (78.7)
Initial BP, mm Hg, systolic, mean (± 95% CI) 126.9 (±1.64)
Initial BP, mm Hg, diastolic, mean (± 95% CI) 76.03 (±1.3)
BP initial category :
 Normal, n (%) 59 (29.9)
 Elevated, n (%) 65 (33.0)
 Class I, n (%) 58 (29.4)
 Class II, n (%) 15 (7.6)
History of diabetes :
 None, n (%) 158 (80.2)
 Oral agents, n (%) 34 (17.3)
 Insulin dependent, n (%) 5 (2.5)
History of tobacco use: pack years :
 None, n (%) 100 (50.8)
 >0–19, n (%) 47 (23.9)
 ≥20, n (%) 50 (25.4)
 Current smoker, n (%) 31 (15.7)
 Smoker, quit years, mean (± 95% CI) 24.3 (± 4.1)
Family history of thoracic aortic aneurysm, dissection or rupture, or unknown cause of death :
 Mother, n (%) 4 (2.0)
 Father, n (%) 8 (4.1)
 Siblings, n (%) 21 (10.7)
 Children, n (%) 5 (2.5)
Genetic testing performed :
 Variant of unknown significance, n (%) 19 (9.6)
 Variant of known significance, n (%) 0 (0.0)

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; CI, confidence interval.