Evaluation of bicuspid aortic valve-associated aortopathic changes using third-generation dual-source computed tomography

Table 1 Baseline patient characteristics and bicuspid aortic valve morphology (n = 100), mean ± SD/n (%)

Characteristic	Value
Demographics
Age (year)	48.95 ± 13.78
Male gender	64 (64.0)
Anthropometric measurements
Height (cm)	164.08 ± 9.68
Weight (kg)	62.97 ± 10.51
BMI (kg/m2)	23.45 ± 3.73
BSA (m2)	1.72 ± 0.15
Clinical characteristics
Significant comorbidities1	21 (21.0)
Previous cardiac intervention	9 (9.0)
BAV morphology (Sievers classification)
Type 0 (no raphe)	63 (63.0)
Type 1 (one raphe)	37 (37.0)
Type 2 (two raphes)	0 (0.0)

¹Includes hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and coronary artery disease.

Body surface areas were calculated using the Dubois formula: Body surface area (m²) = 0.007184 × height (cm)^0.725 × weight (kg)^0.425. BMI: Body mass index; BSA: Body surface area; BAV: Bicuspid aortic valve.