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Table 1 Demographics and history of patients (N = 49)

From: Acute aortic dissection: be aware of misdiagnosis

 

n = 49

Type I n = 29

Type II n = 14

Type III n = 6

Age (years)

54.8 ± -9.2

   

Age < 19

 

1

3

4

Age: 20–69

 

22

7

 

Age > 70

 

6

4

2

Sex

    

   Male

41 (84%)

17

19

5

   female

9 (16%)

2

6

1

Ethnicity

    

   White

49 (100%)

   

   Arterial Hypertension

15 (31%)

6

8

1

   Marfan syndrome

1 (2%)

1

  

   Horton's arteritis

1 (2%)

 

1

 

   Prior cardiac surgery

0 (0%)

   

   Hyperuricemia

2 (4%)

1

1

 

   Smoking

8 (16%)

5

3

 

   Hyperlipidemia

7 (14%)

3

4

 

   Diabetes mellitus

3 (6%)

2

1

 

   COPD

3 (6%)

1

2

 
  1. COPD: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease