Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of the study patients (n = 958)

Patient demographics
Women, n	435 (45%)
Age (years), median (IQR)	64 (51–74)
Comorbidities and other risk factors, n
Heart failure	45 (4.7%)
Coronary artery disease	85 (8.9%)
Chronic pulmonary disease	149 (16%)
Cancer	92 (9.6%)
Chronic kidney disease or eGFR <50 mL/min/1.73 m2	157 (16%)
Diabetes mellitus	104 (11%)
History of VTE	237 (25%)
Risk class of index PE
Low	497 (52%)
Intermediate	433 (45%)
High	28 (2.9%)

eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; IQR, interquartile range; PE, pulmonary embolism; VTE, venous thromboembolism.