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Table 3 Predictors associated with the presence of AAA in the patients’ cohort

From: Prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysm and associated lower extremity artery aneurysm in men hospitalized for suspected or known cardiopulmonary disease

Predictor

Univariate

p-value

Multivariate

p-value

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

History of smoking

−0.13 (− 0.11 to − 0.03)

<  0.001

3.7 (1.6 to 8.6)

<  0.01

Diabetes mellitus

0.12 (0.02 to 0.10)

< 0.01

0.5 (0.2 to 0.9)

0.03

Coronary 3-VD

−0.18 (− 0.15 to − 0.05)

< 0.0001

4.5 (2.3 to 8.9)

< 0.0001

  1. 3-VD three vessel disease. CI confidence interval
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