Demographic characteristics of the study groups in the relative telomere length analysis.

Mean age in years, BMI, total-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol and triglycerides with standard deviation are shown. For other variables, number of subjects (percentage) is shown. AscAA, ascending aortic aneurysm, BMI, body mass index, CHD, coronary heart disease, NS, not statistically significant.