Table 1:

Randomized controlled trials on outcomes of screening men aged 65 years and older for AAA with ultrasonography

StudyLocationSample sizeIntervention/controlMean length of follow-up, yr
Multicentre Aneurysm Screening Study (MASS)17,2931Four sites in Englandn = 67 700Intervention, n = 33 883; Control, n = 33 88713.1
Chichester6,18,32,33Englandn = 6433Intervention, n = 3228; Control, n = 320515
Viborg16,3537Denmarkn = 12 639Intervention, n = 6333; Control, n = 630614
Western Australia15,34,38Australian = 38 704Intervention, n = 19 249; Control, n = 19 23112.8
  • Note: AAA = abdominal aortic aneurysm.