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. 2011 Nov 2;470(1):270–274. doi: 10.1007/s11999-011-2166-6

Table 1.

Summary of incidence of DVT and PE with potential risk factors

Parameter DVT PE p value
Surgical (472) 0.42% (2) 0.21% (1) 0.82
Nonsurgical (700) 0.43% (3) 0.43% (3)
Age < 40 years (430) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0.068
Age ≥ 40 years (725) 0.69% (5) 0.55% (4)
BMI < 30 (632) 0.16% (1) 0.32% (2) 0.285
BMI ≥ 30 (518) 0.77% (4) 0.39% (2)
CHF (30) 0% (0) 3.33% (1) 0.016
NonCHF (1142) 0.44% (5) 0.26% (3)
History of DVT (1) 100% (1) 0% (0) 0
No prior history of DVT (1171) 0.34% (4) 0.34% (4)
History of PE (4) 0% (0) 0% (0) 0.985
No prior history of PE (1168) 0.43% (5) 0.34% (4)

DVT = deep vein thrombosis; PE = pulmonary embolism.