Table 1 characteristics of the study Patient (N = 327)
Characteristic | Â | Â |
|---|---|---|
Sex [n (%)] | Male | 291 (89) |
Female | 36 (11) | |
Age at the time of surgery, (mean ± SD) |  | 52.7 ± 10.3 |
BMI (kg/m2) (mean ± SD) |  | 25.8 ± 3.6 |
Education [n (%)] | Less than high school/ ≤ Middle school | 191 (58.4) |
High school or equivalent | 72 (22.0) | |
College level or higher | 64(19.6) | |
Marital status | Married | 315 (96.3) |
Single, divorced, widowed | 12 (3.7) | |
Type of AD | Stanford A | 102 (31.2) |
Stanford B | 225 (68.8) | |
Hypertension [n (%)] | Yes | 283 (86.5) |
No | 44(13.5) | |
Coronary heart disease | Yes | 17 (5.2) |
No | 310(94.8) | |
Diabetes mellitus | Yes | 13 (4.0) |
No | 314(96.0) | |
Arteriosclerosis | Yes | 47 (14.4) |
No | 280(85.6) | |
CCI score [n (%)] | 0 | 108 (33.0) |
1 | 104 (31.8) | |
2 | 61 (18.7) | |
 ≥ 3 | 54 (16.5) | |
Operative procedure | Endovascular repair | 231(70.6) |
Thoracotomy | 96(29.4) | |
Months from surgery, (mean ± SD) |  | 11 ± 4.3 |