Table 2 Baseline characteristics of patients with acute type A aortic dissection admitted to the University of Michigan Medical Center between 10/2009 and 4/2019 (n = 455) and stratified by months with high and low influenza activity.

From: Higher admission rates and in-hospital mortality for acute type A aortic dissection during Influenza season: a single center experience

 

High influenza activity months

Low influenza activity months

P-value

Number

202

253

Average Age (SD)

60.57 (13.19)

58.50 (13.06)

0.10

Male

67.66%

65.73%

0.66

Hypertension

80.00%

74.90%

0.20

Coronary Artery Disease

16.50%

16.73%

0.95

Diabetes

7.00%

7.57%

0.82

Marfan Syndrome

1.00%

3.58

0.076