From: Multidetector computed tomography study to measure thoracic aorta diameters in Egyptian population
Variable | Age groups | P value | ||
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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 | ||||
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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 |