|
Variable
|
With pathological examination of aorta
| |
Without pathological examination of aorta, n (%)
|
|---|
| |
Without aortitis, n (%)
|
With aortitis, n (%)
|
OR for aortitis (95% CI)
|
p
| |
|---|
|
Male gender
|
395 (69)
|
23 (62)
|
1.1 (0.5-2.4)
|
0.78
|
410 (68)
|
|
Cancer
|
37 (6)
|
2 (5)
|
0.7 (0.1-3.2)
|
0.63
|
51 (8)
|
|
Stroke
|
56 (10)
|
3 (8)
|
0.8 (0.2-2.8)
|
0.72
|
95 (16)
|
|
Ischemic heart disease
|
163 (28)
|
10 (27)
|
0.8 (0.4-1.9)
|
0.70
|
227 (38)
|
|
Renal failure
|
36 (6)
|
1 (3)
|
0.5 (0.1-4.0)
|
0.51
|
49 (8)
|
|
Connective tissue disease
|
28 (5)
|
7 (19)
|
4.7 (1.6-13.6)
|
0.0042
|
33 (5)
|
|
Peripheral vascular disease
|
47 (8)
|
3 (8)
|
0.8 (0.2-2.9)
|
0.72
|
55 (9)
|
|
Infection
|
83 (14)
|
3 (8)
|
0.4 (0.1-1.5)
|
0.17
|
107 (18)
|
|
Hypertension
|
183 (32)
|
13 (35)
|
1.2 (0.5-2.5)
|
0.68
|
261 (43)
|
|
Diabetes
|
10 (2)
|
2 (5%
|
5.2 (0.9-29.7)
|
0.06
|
19 (3)
|
|
Age, years
| | | |
0.35
| |
|
15-47
|
148 (26)
|
6 (16)
|
1.0 (ref.)
| |
79 (13)
|
|
48-59
|
147 (26)
|
8 (21)
|
1.4 (0.5-4.4)
| |
145 (24)
|
|
60-67
|
143 (25)
|
9 (24)
|
1.5 (0.4-4.5)
| |
156 (26)
|
|
68-84
|
135 (2)
|
14 (38)
|
2.5 (0.8-7.6)
| |
220 (37)
|
|
Surgical center
| | | |
0.11
| |
|
1
|
118 (21)
|
9 (24)
|
1.0 (ref.)
| |
238 (40)
|
|
2
|
110 (19)
|
2 (5)
|
0.2 (0.1-1.0)
| |
54 (9)
|
|
3
|
114 (20)
|
5 (14)
|
0.6 (0.2-2.1)
| |
55 (9)
|
|
4
|
162 (28)
|
13 (35)
|
1.1 (0.4-2.9)
| |
219 (36)
|
|
5
|
69 (12)
|
8 (22)
|
1.7 (0.6-4.9)
| |
34 (6)
|
- Patients with and without pathological examination, and with and without inflammation of the ascending aorta, Denmark, 1997 to 2009 (logistic regression analysis, adjusted prevalence ORs for aortitis).
- CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.
