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. 2011 Sep 15;7:585–589. doi: 10.2147/VHRM.S23913

Table 2.

Risk factors in patients with confirmed or excluded deep vein thrombosis of lower extremities

Risk factor Deep vein thrombosis (n = 33) No deep vein thrombosis (n = 62) P-value
Renal failure 14 (42.4%) 21 (33.8%) 0.411
History of VTE 9 (27.2%) 8 (12.9%) 0.082
Obesity 8 (24.2%) 7 (11.2%) 0.099
Hip fracture and surgery 5 (15.1%) 2 (3.2%) 0.047
Superficial venous insufficiency 3 (9%) 8 (12.9%) 0.742
Immobilization 3 (9%) 6 (9.6%) 0.999
Heart failure 3 (9%) 12 (19.3%) 0.191
Recent surgery 3 (9%) 5 (8%) 0.999
Cancer 2 (6%) 4 (6.4%) 0.999
Respiratory failure 2 (6%) 4 (6.4%) 0.999
Lung infection 1 (3%) 6 (9.6%) 0.415
Sepsis 1 (3%) 1 (1.6%) 0.999
Hemiplegia 1 (3%) 0 0.347
Acute pancreatitis 1 (3%) 1 (1.6%) 0.999
Cardiac catheterization 1 (3%) 0 0.347
Chronic lung disease 0 12 (19.3%) 0.007
Coronary artery disease 0 12 (19.3%) 0.007
Quadriplegia 0 2 (3.2%) 0.541
Leg fracture 0 2 (3.2%) 0.541
Intracranial bleeding 0 1 (1.6%) 0.999

Abbreviation: VTE, venous thromboembolism.