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For women epidemiological data on AAA are scarce, and the evidence for screening is insufficient. The aim of this population-based study was to determine the current prevalence of AAA and risk factors among 70-year-old women.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>All 70-year-old women identified through the National Population Registry in the two neighbouring counties of Uppsala and Dalarna were invited to a free ultrasound examination of the abdominal aorta. An AAA was defined as a maximum infrarenal aortic diameter of at least 30 mm.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Of 6925 women invited, 5140 (74\u00b72 per cent) accepted the invitation to be screened. Among these, 19 AAAs were detected (0\u00b74 (95 per cent confidence interval (c.i.) 0\u00b72 to 0\u00b75) per cent). In the invited cohort 12 women (0\u00b72 (0\u00b71 to 0\u00b73) per cent) had undergone previous AAA repair (11) or had a known AAA under surveillance (1). Thus, the total prevalence was estimated at 0\u00b75 (0\u00b74 to 0\u00b77) per cent. Smoking was strongly associated with AAA; 18 (95 per cent) of 19 women with a screen-detected AAA had a history of smoking compared with 44\u00b72 per cent of those with a normal aorta (odds ratio 20\u00b729, 95 per cent c.i. 2\u00b770 to 152\u00b765). The prevalence of AAA was 0\u00b703 (0 to 0\u00b71) per cent among never smokers, 0\u00b74 (0\u00b72 to 0\u00b78) per cent among former smokers and 2\u00b71 (1\u00b70 to 3\u00b77) per cent among current smokers.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Screening 70-year-old women who do not smoke is likely to be futile, thus ruling out population screening of women for AAA.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/bjs.8984","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2012,11,29]],"date-time":"2012-11-29T00:56:38Z","timestamp":1354150598000},"page":"367-372","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":112,"title":["Current prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysm in 70-year-old women"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"100","author":[{"given":"S","family":"Svensj\u00f6","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgical Sciences, Section of Vascular 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