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Table 1 Demographics and self-reported medical history of subjects. [S.D. – standard deviation, BMI – body mass index, BSA – body surface area, AAD – aortic aneurysm and/or dissection, *one subject did not report, ^three subjects did not report]

From: Assessment of the regional distribution of normalized circumferential strain in the thoracic and abdominal aorta using DENSE cardiovascular magnetic resonance

 

IAA

DTA

DAA

p

p (IAA-DTA)

p (IAA-DAA)

p (DTA-DAA)

Successful Scans (Attempts)

10 (11)

13 (17)

9 (11)

0.87

Sex (F / M)

4 / 6

5 / 8

5 / 4

0.74

Age (± SD)

36 ± 14

37 ± 15

41 ± 16

0.81

BMI (kg/m2)

23 ± 3

27 ± 5

24 ± 10*

0.08

BSA (m2)

1.8 ± 0.2

2.0 ± 0.2

1.9 ± 0.3*

0.29

Aortic Diameter (cm)

1.6 ± 0.2

2.1 ± 0.3

2.3 ± 0.3

< 0.001

0.004

< 0.001

0.46

Rel. Aortic Size (cm/m2)

0.9 ± 0.1

1.1 ± 0.1

1.2 ± 0.1*

< 0.001

0.054

< 0.001

0.16

HTN

1

3

3

0.42

Diabetes

0

1

0

1.00

Renal Dysfunction

0

0

0

1.00

Dyslipidemia

0

1

1

0.74

Family History of AAD

1

1^

1*

1.00

Current Smoker

0

1

1

0.74

Prior Smoker

0

3

3

0.14