From: Multidetector computed tomography study to measure thoracic aorta diameters in Egyptian population
Diameter (mm) | Age group | P value | ||
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Group A (< 40 y) (n = 69) | Group B (40–60 y) (n = 312) | Group C (> 60 y) (n = 135) | ||
Mean ± SD | ||||
Annulus | ||||
Mean | 23.55 ± 2.54 | 23.20 ± 2.62 | 22.61 ± 2.34 | 0.025 |
Indexed | 11.86 ± 1.39 | 11.66 ± 1.44 | 11.71 ± 1.26 | 0.456 |
Sinus | ||||
Mean | 33.21 ± 3.66 | 33.90 ± 4.08 | 33.69 ± 3.70 | 0.426 |
Indexed | 16.72 ± 1.93 | 17.03 ± 2.13 | 17.46 ± 2.08 | 0.029 |
STJ | ||||
Mean | 25.23 ± 2.51 | 26.29 ± 3.19 | 26.24 ± 2.90 | 0.057 |
Indexed | 12.71 ± 1.40 | 13.21 ± 1.70 | 13.59 ± 1.58 | < 0.001 |
Tubular | ||||
Mean | 28.58 ± 3.88 | 31.01 ± 3.94 | 32.10 ± 4.31 | < 0.001 |
Indexed | 14.39 ± 2.04 | 15.59 ± 2.08 | 16.6 ± 2.46 | < 0.001 |