Characteristics of Dissection, Non-dissecting Aneurysm Cases, and Controls.

<p>*P value for Dissection cases vs. controls;</p>†<p>P value for Non-dissecting aneurysm cases vs. controls.</p><p>Data presented as mean ± standard deviation for age and as a number (%) of subjects for other variables.</p><p><i>P</i> values are from Fisher exact test, except those for age, which are from the Wilcoxon rank sum test.</p

Association of the SNPs in <i>FBN-1</i> with Thoracic Aortic Dissection or Aneurysm.

<p>*Adjusted for sex and study center.</p>†<p>Adjusted for sex, study center, age, hypertension, and smoking.</p

Association of two SNPs in <i>FBN-1</i> with Thoracic Aortic Dissection.

<p>*Adjusted for sex and study center.</p>†<p>Adjusted for sex, study center, age, hypertension, and smoking.</p

Association of two SNPs in <i>FBN-1</i> with Non-dissecting Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm.

<p>*Adjusted for sex and study center.</p>†<p>Adjusted for sex, study center, age, hypertension, and smoking.</p