Table 1 Characteristics for admitted patients with a verified ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
From: Initial signs in patients with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms: time for an expanded triad?
Characteristics | All 216 (100%) | Women 49 (23%) | Men 167 (77%) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age yrs. (median, IQR) | 78 (13) | 81 (13) | 78 (12) | 0.003 |
BMI (mean, ± SD) | 26 ± (5.0) | 27 ± (5.0) | 27 ± (4.9) | 0.81 |
Aortic diameter, mm (median, IQR) | 75 (25) | 75 (43) | 75 ± (25) | 0.52 |
Hypertension | 152 (70) | 39 (26) | 113 (74) | 0.11 |
Hyperlipidemia | 91 (42) | 17 (19) | 74 (81) | 0.23 |
Heart disease | 128 (59) | 27 (21) | 101 (79) | 0.5 |
Diabetes | 38 (18) | 8 (21) | 30 (79) | 0.79 |
COPD | 39 (18) | 16 (41) | 23 (59) | 0.003 |
Current smoker | 54 (25) | 14 (26) | 40 (74) | 0.09 |
Previous smoker | 90 (42) | 25 (28) | 65 (72) | 0.09 |
Treated | 199 (92) | 47 (95) | 152 (91) | 0.57 |
EVAR | 89 (42) | 18 (37) | 71(43) | < 0.001 |