Aging and Roentgenologic Aortic Calcification
1970 Volume 7 Issue 1-2 Pages 55-59
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1970 Volume 7 Issue 1-2 Pages 55-59
Incidence and related factors of aortic calcification was studies on 775 (male 571 and female 204) apparently healthy persons who had undergone a regular medical examination. Aortic calcification was diagnosed by a routine chest film and a lateral film of abdomen.
1) Incidence of aortic calcification in men was 0% below 39 years of age, 2.9% in 40-49 years of age, 13.6% in 50-59 years of age and 26.8% in 60-69% years of age. That in women was almost the same.
2) Aortic calcification was classfied in 3 groups by the site of lesions. The calcification was visualised only at the aortic arch in 38 (47.0%), both at the aortic arch and along the abdominal aorta in 14 (16.9%) and only along the abdominal aorta in 30 (36.1%) of total 83 persons with aortic calcification.
3) There were no significant differences of mean serum cholesterol level, blood pressure and Ponderal index between persons with and without aortic calcification.
4) The incidence of aortic calcification was significantly higher in dibetic than non-diabetic persons.
