Table 2.

Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Patients With Upper Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis According to Recent Central Venous Catheter Status

Variable	Central Venous Catheter (+) (n=43)	Central Venous Catheter (-) (n=26)	P-value
Demographic Factors
Age (years, %)			0.41
<55	37.2	50
55-64	11.6	3.9
65-74	16.3	23.1
≥75	34.9	23.1
Female (%)	46.5	50	0.78
Race (%)			0.17
Caucasian	78.6	100
Black	2.4	0.0
Asian	2.4	0.0
Hispanic	14.3	0.0
Unknown	2.3	0.0
Body Mass Index (%)*			0.48
<25	48	40.0
25-30	36	53.3
>30	16	6.67
Risk Factors (%)
>48 hr Bed Rest in last month	46.5	26.9	0.23
Recent Prior Hospitalization†	67.4	38.5	0.001
Recent Surgery†	60.5	28.0	0.01
Recent Malignancy†	39.5	50	0.72
Recent Severe Infection†	62.8	26.9	0.004
Admission of non-VTE related diagnosis (immediately prior VTE)	53.5	26.9	0.08
Prior VTE	7.0	11.5	0.51
Recent Intensive Care Unit Discharge†	34.9	0.0	0.01
Recent Intubation†	30.2	15.0	0.002
Recent Hormonal Therapy†	7.0	7.7	0.91
Recent Fracture†	25.6	0.0	0.005
Recent Chemotherapy†	25.6	11.5	0.16
Recent Heart Failure†	9.3	7.7	0.81
Recent Cardiac Procedures†	11.6	11.5	0.99

^*146 patients missing data for BMI

^†Recent = active or occurring within 3 months of diagnosis of VTE