The Association of Serum Thrombomodulin with Endothelial Injuring Factors in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of the AAA patients and control group.

Parameter	Control; (); Number (%)	AAA patients; (); Number (%)
Age > 80 years	0 (0)	5 (12)
Gender (male/female)	20/10	32/9
Current smoker	7 (23)	20 (50)
Hypertension	2 (10)	30 (73)
Hypercholesterolemia	0 (0)	15 (38)
Coronary artery disease	0 (0)	17 (41)
Peripheral artery disease	0 (0)	18 (44)
Previous myocardial infarction	0 (0)	10 (25)
Cerebrovascular accident	0 (0)	3 (7)
Type 2 diabetes	0 (0)	11 (28)
Renal insufficiency	0 (0)	2 (6)
Pulmonary disease	0 (0)	3 (7)