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Table 1. Patient demographics and characteristics.
n = 237
Follow-up duration, years, median (IQR)
Age, years, mean (SD)
5.1 (4.0, 6.4)
77.0 (6.3)
Male, n (%)
207 (87.3%)
HT, n (%)
182 (76.8%)
DL, n (%)
100 (42.2%)
DM, n (%)
22 (9.3%)
CAD, n (%)
74 (31.2%)
CVD, n (%)
37 (15.6%)
COPD, n (%)
124 (52.3%)
Baseline serum Cr, mg/dl, mean (SD)
1.00 (0.37)
Baseline eGFR, ml/min/1.73 m2, mean (SD)
60.0 (18.1)
ARB or ACEI, n (%)
118 (49.8%)
Diuretic, n (%)
28 (11.8%)
Antiplatelet, n (%)
98 (41.4%)
Statin, n (%)
97 (40.9%)
ß-blocker, n (%)
48 (20.3%)
CCB, n (%)
Current smoker, n (%)
Aneurysm diameter, mm, mean (SD)
134 (56.5%)
35 (14.8%)
52.7 (9.6)
Intraoperative contrast medium, ml, mean (SD)
Suprarenal fixation, n (%)
Acute kidney injury, n (%)
97.8 (46.1)
135 (57.0%)
11 (4.6%)
HT: hypertension, DL: dyslipidemia, DM: diabetes mellitus, CAD: coronary artery
disease, CVD: cerebrovascular disease, COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,
Cr: creatinine, eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate, ARB: angiotensin receptor
blocker, ACEI: angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, CCB: calcium channel blocker
Table 2. Univariate and multivariate analyses of potential risk factors associated with
midterm renal function decline.
Univariate analysis
Multivariate analysis
Variable
OR
95% CI
Female
1.08
0.50-2.33
0.853
Age
1.02
0.98-1.07
0.299
1.00
0.98-1.03
0.837
SR Fixation
2.00
1.17-3.41
0.011
CKD ≥ IIIa
0.93
0.55-1.56
0.781
CKD ≥ IIIb
1.00
0.52-1.89
0.987
HT
0.68
0.37-1.25
0.210
DL
1.17
0.70-1.98
0.553
DM
1.44
0.60-3.48
0.413
CAD
1.18
0.68-2.06
0.553
CVD
0.72
0.35-1.49
0.374
COPD
1.01
0.61-1.70
0.957
ARB/ACEI
0.69
0.41-1.16
0.164
Diuretic
0.75
0.33-1.70
0.490
Antiplatelet
1.01
0.60-1.70
0.986
Statin
1.04
0.61-1.75
0.897
ß-blocker
0.72
0.37-1.38
0.319
Aneurysm
Diameter
OR
95% CI
1.95
1.12-3.37
0.017
CCB
1.00
0.60-1.69
0.995
Smoker
1.05
0.51-2.18
0.888
AKI
4.00
1.03-15.48
0.045
2.50
0.60-10.44
0.208
SR: suprarenal, CKD: chronic kidney disease, HT: hypertension, DL: dyslipidemia, DM:
diabetes mellitus, CAD: coronary artery disease, CVD: cerebrovascular disease, COPD:
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, ARB: angiotensin receptor blocker, ACEI:
angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, CCB: calcium channel blocker, AKI: acute
kidney injury
CKD ≥ IIIa indicates eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2.
CKD ≥ IIIb indicates eGFR < 45 ml/min/1.73 m2.
Bold values indicate statistical significance (p < 0.05).
Table 3. Patient demographics and characteristics comparing infrarenal and suprarenal
fixation in the unmatched and matched cohorts.
Unmatched cohort
IR group
Matched cohort
SR group
IR group
SR group
(n = 87)
(n = 87)
(n = 102)
(n = 135)
5.6 (3.8, 6.8)
5.0 (4.0, 6.0)
.14
6.0 (4.1, 7.0)
5.1 (4.0, 6.4)
.14
77.8 (6.2)
76.3 (6.3)
.064
77.4 (6.3)
77.0 (6.4)
.72
Male, n (%)
84 (82.4%)
123 (91.1%)
.045
74 (85.1%)
77 (88.5%)
.50
HT, n (%)
80 (78.4%)
102 (75.6%)
.60
67 (77.0%)
66 (75.9%)
.86
DL, n (%)
43 (42.2%)
57 (42.2%)
.99
36 (41.4%)
38 (43.7%)
.76
DM, n (%)
10 (9.8%)
12 (8.9%)
.81
8 (9.2%)
7 (8.0%)
.79
CAD, n (%)
31 (30.4%)
43 (31.9%)
.81
24 (27.6%)
27 (31.0%)
.62
CVD, n (%)
19 (18.6%)
18 (13.3%)
.27
15 (17.2%)
16 (18.4%)
.84
COPD, n (%)
52 (51.0%)
72 (53.3%)
.72
44 (50.6%)
51 (58.6%)
.29
1.00 (0.45)
1.00 (0.30)
.93
0.95 (0.29)
0.97 (0.30)
.66
60.7 (19.9)
59.5 (16.7)
.63
61.9 (18.2)
61.2 (17.3)
.78
CKD ≥ IIIa, n (%)
51 (50.0%)
76 (56.3%)
.34
43 (49.4%)
43 (49.4%)
1.00
CKD ≥ IIIb, n (%)
20 (19.6%)
28 (20.7%)
.83
14 (16.1%)
16 (18.4%)
.69
ARB or ACEI, n (%)
52 (51.0%)
66 (48.9%)
.75
45 (51.7%)
43 (49.4%)
.76
Diuretic, n (%)
12 (11.8%)
16 (11.9%)
.98
11 (12.6%)
12 (13.8%)
.82
Antiplatelet, n (%)
44 (43.1%)
54 (40.0%)
.63
34 (39.1%)
35 (40.2%)
.88
Follow-up duration, years,
median (IQR)
Age, years, mean (SD)
Baseline serum Cr,
mg/dl, mean (SD)
Baseline eGFR,
ml/min/1.73 m2, mean (SD)
Statin, n (%)
41 (40.2%)
56 (41.5%)
.84
35 (39.8%)
33 (37.5%)
.76
ß-blocker, n (%)
22 (21.6%)
26 (19.3%)
.66
17 (19.5%)
18 (20.7%)
.85
CCB, n (%)
62 (60.8%)
72 (53.3%)
.25
52 (59.8%)
47 (54.0%)
.44
Current smoker, n (%)
13 (12.7%)
22 (16.3%)
.45
13 (14.9%)
11 (12.6%)
.66
51.3 (10.7)
53.7 (8.5)
.051
51.9 (9.5)
52.5 (7.5)
.61
90.6 (43.2)
103.2 (47.6)
.043
93.7 (39.2)
100.2 (49.7)
.36
0.96 (0.46)
0.95 (0.29)
.81
0.90 (0.30)
0.93 (0.30)
.45
64.1 (21.2)
62.9 (18.4)
.65
65.7 (19.8)
63.7 (18.8)
.50
1 (1.0%)
10 (7.5%)
.026
4.8 (2.0)
4.6 (1.9)
.45
5.0 (1.8)
4.9 (1.7)
.90
Aneurysm diameter,
mm, mean (SD)
Contrast medium,
ml, mean (SD)
Postoperative serum Cr,
mg/dl, mean (SD)
Postoperative eGFR,
ml/min/1.73 m2, mean (SD)
Acute kidney injury, n (%)
Number of times of CE-CT,
mean (SD)
IR: infrarenal, SR: suprarenal, HT: hypertension, DL: dyslipidemia, DM: diabetes
mellitus, CAD: coronary artery disease, CVD: cerebrovascular disease, COPD: chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease, Cr: creatinine, eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate,
ARB: angiotensin receptor blocker, ACEI: angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor,
CCB: calcium channel blocker, CE-CT: contrast enhanced computed tomogram
Bold values indicate statistical significance (p < 0.05).
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