Table 1 Demographic and nosological characteristics of enrolled patients.
| Â | AAD | Alternative diagnosis | P |
|---|---|---|---|
N | 52 (41.3%) | 74 (58.7%) | Â |
| Â | Stanford | Alternative diagnoses: | Â |
| Â | classification: | - Uncomplicated aortic aneurysm (16) | Â |
| Â | - type A AAD (32) | - Inflammatory disease (6) | Â |
| Â | - type B AAD (20) | - Pneumonia (3), pericarditis (1), pancreatitis (1), urinary tract infection (1) | Â |
| Â | Â | - Acute coronary syndrome (5) | Â |
| Â | Â | - Other diagnoses (8) | Â |
| Â | Â | - Uncertain diagnoses (39) | Â |
Gender (M/F) | 40/12 | 49/25 | 0.24 |
Age (years) | 66.3 ± 1.9 | 64.0 ± 1.7 | 0.39 |
Hypertension | 31 (59.6%) | 44 (59.5%) | 1.00 |
Diabetes | 1 (1.9 %) | 11 (14.9%) | 0.02 |