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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients

From: Long-term outcomes of intervention between open repair and endovascular aortic repair for descending aortic pathologies: a propensity-matched analysis

Characteristics

Overall series

After matching

Open repair

N = 45

TEVAR

N = 91

p-value

Open repair

N = 35

TEVAR

N = 35

p-value

Age (years)

56.0 (43.0–64.0)

65.0 (57.0–72.0)

 < 0.001

60.0 (49.0–69.0)

59.0 (51.0–68.0)

0.967

Men

31 (30.1)

72 (69.9)

0.279

25 (71.4)

30(85.7)

0.145

Height (cm)

167 ± 10.0

166 ± 9.0

0.623

164.8 ± 10.1

168.3 ± 7.6

0.112

Weight (kg)

66.1 ± 13.2

64.9 ± 11.0

0.584

65.7 ± 12.9

68.9 ± 12.4

0.283

Initial SBP (mmHg)

133.5 ± 34.2

141.3 ± 29.3

0.208

135.7 ± 37.3

145.5 ± 27.1

0.215

Hypertension

30 (66.7)

66 (72.5)

0.480

26 (74.3)

25 (71.4)

0.788

Diabetes

5 (11.1)

12 (13.2)

0.731

5 (14.3)

1 (2.9)

0.088

Current smoking

20 (44.4)

36 (39.6)

0.586

16 (45.7)

16 (45.7)

1.000

Obesity

2 (4.4)

3 (3.3)

0.738

2 (5.7)

2 (5.7)

1.000

CAOD

4 (8.9)

10 (11.0)

0.705

3 (8.6)

6 (17.1)

0.284

PAOD

4 (18.2)

18 (81.8)

0.105

4 (11.4)

5 (14.3)

0.721

COPD

2 (4.4)

4 (4.4)

0.990

2 (5.7)

2 (5.7)

1.000

Cerebrovascular accident

1 (2.2)

11 (12.1)

0.056

1 (2.9)

4 (11.4)

0.164

Acute kidney injury

2 (4.4)

5 (5.5)

0.794

2 (5.7)

1 (2.9)

0.555

Chronic renal failure

4 (8.9)

7 (7.7)

0.810

2 (5.7)

3 (8.6)

0.643

Previous cardiac operation

10 (22.2)

18 (19.8)

0.740

3 (8.6)

6 (17.1)

0.284

Connective tissue disease

8 (17.8)

1 (1.1)

 < 0.001

2 (5.7)

0 (0.0)

0.151

Preoperative status

 Shock

7 (15.6)

5 (5.5)

0.052

5 (14.3)

3 (8.6)

0.654

 Hemoptysis

6 (13.3)

11 (12.1)

0.836

4 (11.4)

4 (11.4)

1.000

 Persistent pain

37 (82.2)

73 (80.2)

0.780

30 (85.7)

27 (77.1)

0.356

 Neurologic deficit

3 (6.7)

3 (3.3)

0.368

2 (5.7)

0 (0.0)

0.151

  1. Values are presented as the median (interquartile range), mean ± standard deviation or number of patients (%)
  2. TEVAR thoracic endovascular aortic repair, SBP systemic blood pressure, CAOD coronary artery occlusive disease, PAOD peripheral artery occlusive disease, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease