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SCREENING FOR ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSMS IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Author(s) -
Nicholls E. A.,
Norman P. E.,
LawrenceBrown M. M. D.,
Goodman M. A.,
Pedersen B.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1992.tb06939.x
Subject(s) - medicine , abdominal aortic aneurysm , diabetes mellitus , cigarette smoking , population , risk factor , abdominal ultrasound , surgery , aneurysm , environmental health , endocrinology
A study of ultrasound screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) was performed. During a 6 month period, 1225 men and women aged 60–80 years were screen at a variety of community venues. Screening was well received by the public and logistically simple to perform. Thirty‐three AAA were detected with sizes between 30 and 81 mm. In the 60–80 year age group, the prevalence of (AAA) > 30 mm in diameter was 4.7% in men and 0.35% in women, and the prevalence of AAA > 50mm was 0.6% in men and 0.17% in women. Cigarette smoking, but not hypertension or diabetes, was found to be a significant risk factor for AAA. This study confirms that screening for AAA is feasible and yields high prevalence rates in major population centres.