Case Study 19-Slide 6

The risk factors for abdominal aortic aneurysm are higher in men compared to women. Factors include family history, age over 60, hypertension, high cholesterol, being Caucasian, smoking, trauma, and obesity. Abdominal aortic aneurysm risk factors for men and women, occurrence four to five times greater in men, family history of first-degree relatives, age greater than 60, hypertension, high cholesterol, Caucasian, smoking, trauma, and obesity.