Table 1. PATIENT DEMOGRAPHICS AND COMORBID CONDITIONS

¹ Includes arthritis (27), history of DVT/PE (19), major depression (10), other endocrine disorders (9), chronic renal failure (8), parkinsonism (4), osteoporosis (4), tuberculosis (2), seizure disorder (2), Alzheimer’s disease, Turner’s syndrome, sarcoidosis, amyloidosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, multiple sclerosis, aplastic anemia, Lyme disease (1 each).

² Includes only those patients with positive serology for hepatitis B and C. Not all patients were routinely tested.