Correcting for Body Surface Area Identifies the True Prevalence of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in Screened Women.
CONCLUSION: The results suggest the purported male predominance in AAA prevalence is primarily an artefact of body size differences. When aortic size is adjusted for body surface area there is only a modest sex difference in AAA prevalence. This observation has potential implications in the context of the ongoing discussion regarding AAA screening in women.
PMID: 30293889 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: PubMed: Eur J Vasc Endovasc ... - Category: Surgery Authors: Jones GT, Sandiford P, Hill GB, Williams MJA, Khashram M, Tilyard MW, Hammond-Tooke GD, Krysa J, van Rij AM Tags: Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg Source Type: research
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