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  • This study looked at factors that can increase the risk of developing abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) among people in South East Wales from 1993 to 2015.
  • Out of nearly 7,000 patients, 275 were found to have AAA, with most of them being older men.
  • The researchers identified several risk factors for AAA, including family history, previous surgeries, heart disease, diabetes, smoking, and more, which can help improve future health screenings.

Article Abstract

The aim of this study was to identify risk factors for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) from the largest Welsh screening cohort to date. Patients were recruited from 1993 (to 2015) as part of the South East Wales AAA screening programme through general practitioners. Demographic data and risk factors were collected by means of a self-report questionnaire. Statistical tests were performed to determine whether associations could be observed between AAA and potential risk factors. Odds ratios (OR) were also calculated for each of the risk factors identified. A total of 6879 patients were included in the study. Two hundred and seventy-five patients (4.0%) presented with AAA, of which 16% were female and 84% were male. Patients with AAA were older than the (no AAA) control group (p < 0.0001). The following risk factors were identified for AAA: family history of AAA (p < 0.0001); history of vascular surgery (p < 0.0001), cerebrovascular accident (p < 0.0001), coronary heart disease (p < 0.0001), diabetes (p < 0.0001), medication (p = 0.0018), claudication (p < 0.0001), smoking history (p = 0.0001) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (p = 0.0007). AAA is associated with classical vascular risk factors, in addition to other less-well-documented risk factors including previous vascular surgery. These findings have practical implications with the potential to improve future clinical screening of patients in order to reduce AAA mortality.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11214915PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.14814/phy2.16130DOI Listing

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