摘要: • We examined race and sex relative to the unexpected finding of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) at 1,665 autopsies plus 545 computed tomographic scans in subjects over age 50 years. compared our demographic data with those North Carolina hospital determine if base was representative. White males had a higher incidence (4.2%) AAA than any other group (1.2% 1.6%) or combination groups. Although whites (2.9%) blacks (1.5%) (3.4%) females (1.3%), this can be attributed influence white male. The studied were similar institution's admissions population. conclude that (1) there is increased male female, black male, female Carolina; (2) no difference female; (3) alone may not as between females. ( Arch Surg 1985;120:1138-1140)