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一项基于人群的大型研究发现,病例组中一级亲属 AAA 阳性家族史比对照组更为常见 (8.4% vs 4.6%, P = 0.0001)。[42]Larsson E, Granath F, Swedenborg J, et al. A population-based case-control study of the familial risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm. J Vasc Surg. 2009 Jan;49(1):47-50.http://www.jvascsurg.org/article/S0741-5214(08)01362-1/fulltext与无家族史相比,与家族史相关的 AAA 风险大约是两倍(比值比 [OR] 为 1.9,95% CI 1.6-2.2)。