Table 1 Baseline characteristics of included study patients.
|  | AAA n = 349 | Iliac n = 13 | Femoral n = 9 | Popliteal n = 35 | Carotid n = 9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | 292 | 84% | 13 | 100% | 8 | 100% | 34 | 97% | 4 | 44% |
Age at surgery in years (range) | 70 | 7.1 (48–89) | 65 | 11.0 (48–86) | 67 | 11.2 (49–87) | 66 | 10.0 (45–83) | 62 | 9.7 (46–75) |
Aneurysm shape | ||||||||||
saccular | 16 | 5% | 0 | — | 0 | — | 1 | 3% | 3 | 33% |
fusiform | 332 | 95% | 13 | 100% | 9 | 100% | 34 | 97% | 6 | 67% |
Reported aneurysm diameter (mm) | 64 | 13.9 (31–118) | 46 | 12.4 (25–70) | 44 | 25.5 (24–100) | 35 | 20.0 (11–105) | 23 | 10.2 (12–38) |
Symptoms | ||||||||||
Ruptured | 28 | 8% | 1 | 8% | 0 | — | 2 | 6% | 0 | — |
Any aneurysm related symptom | 82 | 24% | 4 | 31% | 4 | 44% | 19 | 54% | 6 | 68% |
Asymptomatic | 237 | 68% | 7 | 54% | 5 | 56% | 14 | 40% | 3 | 33% |
Hypertension | 275 | 79% | 7 | 54% | 4 | 44% | 22 | 63% | 4 | 44% |
Diabetes | 58 | 17% | 1 | 8% | 1 | 11% | 4 | 11% | 1 | 11% |
Statin use | 237 | 68% | 7 | 54% | 3 | 33% | 19 | 54% | 6 | 67% |
BMI | 25.9 | 4.1 | 26.4 | 5.2 | 27.7 | 4.6 | 27.2 | 3.6 | 23.7 | 2.6 |
Smoking | 126 | 36% | 6 | 46% | 2 | 22% | 12 | 34% | 0 | — |
