Baseline characteristics of adults who underwent elective abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in Nova Scotia between November 2005 and March 2015, stratified by Material Deprivation Index quintile
| Characteristic | Material Deprivation Index quintile; no. (%) of patients* | p value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall n = 1913 | 1 n = 377 | 2 n = 337 | 3 n = 443 | 4 n = 465 | 5 n = 291 | ||
| Age, mean ± SD, yr | 70.1 ± 10.4 | 71.0 ± 11.6 | 69.7 ± 10.6 | 70.7 ± 10.5 | 69.4 ± 9.9 | 69.5 ± 8.9 | 0.1 |
| Female sex | 476 (24.9) | 94 (24.9) | 81 (24.0) | 110 (24.8) | 107 (23.0) | 84 (28.9) | 0.6 |
| Hypertension | 1441 (75.3) | 294 (78.0) | 249 (73.9) | 326 (73.6) | 354 (76.1) | 218 (74.9) | 0.6 |
| Diabetes | 532 (27.8) | 98 (26.0) | 82 (24.3) | 131 (29.6) | 140 (30.1) | 81 (27.8) | 0.3 |
| CAD | 534 (27.9) | 90 (23.9) | 89 (26.4) | 114 (25.7) | 159 (34.2) | 82 (28.2) | 0.009 |
| COPD | 583 (30.5) | 100 (26.5) | 105 (31.2) | 142 (32.0) | 141 (30.3) | 95 (32.6) | 0.4 |
| PVD | 744 (38.9) | 118 (31.3) | 136 (40.4) | 170 (38.4) | 192 (41.3) | 128 (44.0) | 0.008 |
| CVA | 184 (9.6) | 38 (10.1) | 31 (9.2) | 40 (9.0) | 54 (11.6) | 21 (7.2) | 0.4 |
| Open repair | 1039 (54.3) | 200 (53.0) | 187 (55.5) | 231 (52.1) | 263 (56.6) | 158 (54.3) | 0.7 |
CAD = coronary artery disease; COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CVA = cerebrovascular accident; PVD = peripheral vascular disease; SD = standard deviation.
↵* Except where noted otherwise.