Table 1 Characteristics of PAU or pseudoaneurysm patients with different etiologies.

From: Aortic calcification correlates with pseudoaneurysm or penetrating aortic ulcer of different etiologies

 

Infected (n = 30)

Immunological (n = 34)

Atherosclerotic (n = 93)

Health (n = 160)

p

Age, (mean years ± SD)

61.30 ± 9.89

42.26 ± 17.89

66.81 ± 9.93

67.64 ± 0.63

 < 0.001

Sex, male n (%)

24 (80.00)

27 (79.41)

76 (81.72)

129 (80.63)

 > 0.99

Symptom*, n (%)

29 (96.67)

22 (64.71)

33 (35.48)

NA

 < 0.001

Disease course, (mean months ± SD)

1.77 ± 0.30

4.74 ± 1.83

9.28 ± 2.24

NA

0.007

Hypertension, n (%)

17 (56.67)

14 (41.18)

72 (76.34)

77 (48.13)

 < 0.001

Prior coronary heart disease, n (%)

2 (6.67)

7 (20.59)

43 (46.24)

28 (17.50)

 < 0.001

Prior stroke, n (%)

3 (10.00)

5 (14.71)

21 (22.58)

21 (13.13)

0.181

Diabetes Mellitus, n (%)

10 (33.33)

3 (8.82)

19 (20.43)

56 (35.00)

0.005

Dyslipidemia, n (%)

5 (16.67)

4 (11.76)

31 (33.33)

66 (41.25)

0.001

Ever smoke, n (%)

19 (63.33)

15 (44.12)

56 (60.22)

63 (39.38)

0.003

Ever drink, n (%)

12 (40.00)

6 (17.65)

32 (34.41)

59 (36.88)

0.164

Peripheral artery disease, n (%)

9 (30.00)

30 (88.24)

72 (77.42)

85 (53.13)

 < 0.001

Operation

0.003

 Open, n (%)

2 (6.67)

2 (5.88)

4 (4.30)

NA

 

 Endovascular, n (%)

23 (76.67)

11 (32.35)

46 (49.46)

NA

 

 Observation, n (%)

5 (16.67)

21 (61.76)

43 (46.24)

NA

 
  1. SD standard deviation.
  2. *Symptoms included pain, fever, dysphagia, and hoarseness.