Table 3.
Prevalence of Factor V Leiden mutation in different populations in European countries
| No. (%) of subjects |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| patients with venous thromboembolic disease |
general population |
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| Population (ref. No.) | total | factor V Leiden mutation (%) | total | factor V Leiden mutation (%) |
| Greece (23) | 172 | 55 (31.9) | 104 | 5 (4.8) |
| Italy (27) | 111 | 15 (15.3) | 121 | 5 (4.1) |
| France (28) | 165 | 24 (14.5) | 200 | 7 (3.5) |
| UK (29) | 471 | 96 (20.4) | 511 | 15 (2.9) |
| The Netherlands (8) | 471 | 92 (19.5) | 474 | 14 (3.0) |
| Croatia (24) | 160 | 33 (21.0) | 155 | 6 (4.0) |
| Serbia (25) | 175 | 52 (29.3) | 120 | 7 (5.8) |
| Bulgaria (26) | 128 | 32 (25.0) | 100 | 9 (9.0) |
| Macedonia (this study) | 190 | 40 (21.1) | 200 | 11 (5.5) |