The Expression Profile of MicroRNAs in Small and Large Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of patients (number of patients and percentage in subgroups).

	Small aneurysms	Large aneurysms	Control
Number of patients	10	6	5
Age (years); mean/range	63 (54–75)	75 (63–83)	52 (37–63)
Man	9 (90)	4 (67)	4 (80)
Smoking	9 (90)	5 (83)	3 (60)
Arterial hypertension	7 (70)	5 (83)	2 (50)
Coronary artery disease	4 (40)	5 (83)	0 (0)
Peripheral arterial disease	5 (50)	1 (17)	0 (0)
Diabetes mellitus	2 (20)	1 (17)	0 (0)
Hyperlipidaemia	6 (60)	3 (50)	0 (0)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	4 (40)	1 (17)	0 (0)