Identification of Novel Long Noncoding RNAs and Their Role in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Table 2

Clinical characteristics of AAA patients and controls in validation stage.

Characteristics	AAA ()	Controls ()	value
Age (years)			0.081
Gender (male)	11 (10)	12 (9)	0.315
BMI			0.275
Smoking habit	11 (5)	12 (2)	0.855
Comorbidities			0.165
Hypertension	9	3
Diabetes mellitus	2	1
Dyslipidemia	0	1
CAD	2	5
COPD	0	1
SBP (mmHg)			0.079
DBP (mmHg)			0.003

showed difference was statistically significant between the AAA and control groups. BMI: Body mass index; CAD: Coronary artery disease; COPD: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; SBP: Systolic blood pressure; DBP: Diastolic blood pressure.