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Table 10 Comparison of demographic and clinical characteristics among different age groups

From: Multidetector computed tomography study to measure thoracic aorta diameters in Egyptian population

Variable

Age groups

P value

Group A (< 40 y) (n = 69)

Group B (40–60 y) (n = 312)

Group C (> 60) (n = 135)

Number (%)

Gender, male

52 (75%)

199 (63%)

66 (48%)

< 0.001

HTN

23 (33%)

179 (57%)

103 (76%)

< 0.001

DM

8 (11%)

74 (23%)

42 (31%)

0.008

Smoking

31 (44.9%)

108 (34%)

27 (20%)

0.001

Dyslipidemia

27 (39%)

192 (61%)

86 (63%)

0.001

CAD

14 (20%)

148 (47%)

78 (57%)

< 0.001

  

Mean ± SD

  

SBP mmHg)

123.0 ± 16.0

130.1 ± 16.7

138.3 ± 9.3

< 0.001

DBP (mmHg)

78.8 ± 11.9

79.7 ± 10.1

80.3 ± 10.6

0.624

  1. Bold mean significant values that is less than or equal 0.05