Research Article

Multicentre Covariate Adjustment Analysis of Short-Term and 5-Year Outcomes after Endovascular Repair according to Sex

Table 2

Anatomical characteristics.

CharacteristicsFemales (n = 57)Males (n = 352) value

Size of aneurysm (mm)56.3 ± 9.959.7 ± 13.30.082
Length of infrarenal neck (mm)29.3 ± 8.832.3 ± 13.10.191
Proximal neck diameter (mm)24.0 ± 3.224.1 ± 2.80.799
Distal neck diameter (mm)27.3 ± 2.726.7 ± 2.90.112
Neck angulation (°)14.0 ± 15.720.2 ± 20.40.041
Neck angulation > 60°2 (3.5%)35 (9.9%)0.081
Neck flaring > 1 mm27 (47.4%)140 (39.8%)0.282
Neck thrombosis0.566
 None36 (63.2%)215 (61.0%)
 Mild14 (24.6%)109 (31.0%)
 Moderate6 (10.5%)26 (7.4%)
 Severe1 (1.7%)2 (0.6%)
Length of infrarenal aorta (mm)117.9 ± 10.8121.6 ± 13.90.289
Right CIA length (mm)59.8 ± 11.361.9 ± 12.80.237
Distal right CIA diameter (mm)14.5 ± 6.615.3 ± 7.50.259
Right EIA diameter (mm)9.3 ± 1.39.6 ± 1.40.113
Right iliac tortuosity0.423
 None35 (61.4%)183 (52.0%)
 Mild7 (12.3%)61 (17.3%)
 Moderate12 (21.0%)74 (21.0%)
 Severe3 (5.3%)34 (9.7%)
Left CIA length (mm)56.7 ± 10.757.1 ± 8.80.139
Distal left CIA diameter (mm)13.6 ± 2.613.8 ± 2.90.456
Left EIA diameter (mm)9.6 ± 1.59.8 ± 1.40.285
Left iliac tortuosity0.650
 None29 (50.9%)156 (44.3%)
 Mild14 (24.6%)104 (29.5%)
 Moderate12 (21.0%)70 (19.9%)
 Severe2 (3.5%)22 (6.2%)
Neck calcification0.459
 None43 (75.4%)278 (79.0%)
 Mild to moderate12 (21.05%)70 (19.9%)
 Severe2 (3.5%)4 (1.1%)
Patent lumbar vessels51 (89.5%)292 (82.9%)0.193
Patent IMA49 (86.0%)286 (81.2%)0.378
Patent left iliac51 (89.5%)333 (94.6%)0.164
Patent right iliac53 (93.0%)326 (92.6%)0.921

Note. CIA: common iliac artery; EIA: external iliac artery; IMA: inferior mesenteric artery.