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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)
Risks of AAA:
Kent et al retrospectively analyzed medical and questionnaire data from 3.1 million patients screened with ultrasound for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) from 2003 to 2008. The analysis found that excess weight was associated with increased risk, whereas exercise and consumption of nuts, vegetables, and fruits were associated with reduced risk. Blacks, Hispanics, and Asians had lower risk of AAA than whites and Native Americans. The study also found that the risk of AAA increased with more years of smoking and total cigarettes smoked (based on packs-per-day estimates), while the risk went down the longer the patient lived after quitting smoking. Based on their findings from the database, Kent et al created a new scoring system that would assign points to different risk factors, with negative points for factors that decrease AAA risk. (2)
