Figure 2: Cumulative incidence function of follow-up versus death for each ADI Quartile. Generated from unadjusted competing risks analysis of time-to-follow-up with a cardiologist or cardiac surgeon following index scan identifying ATAA (solid line) against the competing risk of death before follow-up (dotted line). Patients who already had previously established follow-up were included with a time-to-follow-up of 0. The third and fourth ADI quartiles had significantly greater hazard of death before follow-up compared to the first ADI quartile.
ADI: area deprivation index, ATAA: ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm