Fifty-six of the patients had an intraluminal thrombus , and patients with AAA and ILT had a significantly higher Aix75 than patients with AAA but without ILT ( Mean = 28.3 1.4 SEM vs. 24.9 0.81 , p = 0.027 ) , a difference that was also significant when adjusting for AAA size , blood pressure and age .