Ascending Aortic Wall Cohesion: Comparison of Bicuspid and Tricuspid Valves

Table 1

Demographics.

𝑛=190	Group1; (𝑛=44)	Group 2; (𝑛=146)	𝑃 value*
Age (years)	62.2±12.1	69.0±9.9	0.001
Female	10 (22.7%)	54 (37.0%)	0.08
BMI (kg/m^2)	27.0±3.6	27.7±4.6	0.40
Height (cm)	172.7±7.9	170.6±9.5	0.18
Hypertension	30 (68.2%)	129 (88.4%)	0.003
DM	2 (4.5%)	23 (15.8%)	0.05
Renal insufficiency	6 (13.6%)	19 (13.0%)	0.92
Hypercholesterolemia	18 (40.9%)	66 (45.2%)	0.62
COPD	7 (15.9%)	18 (12.3%)	0.54
CAD	17 (38.6%)	64 (43.8%)	0.54

Data are presented as mean ± SD or number (%); BMI: body mass index; DM: diabetes mellitus; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CAD: coronary artery disease; *group 1 versus group 2.