Table 2.
The comparison of participants’ sign and symptoms and the method of treatment between two groups
| Variable | Total n(%) | First DVT n(%) | Recurrent DVT n(%) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site | 0.867†† | |||
| Left Leg | 229 (59.48) | 202 (59.94) | 27 (56.25) | |
| Right Leg | 143 (37.14) | 124 (36.79) | 19 (39.58) | |
| Both | 13 (3.37) | 11 (3.26) | 2 (4.16) | |
| Swelling | 374(97.1) | 331(98.2) | 43(89.6) | 0.006†† |
| pain | 326(84.7) | 288(85.5) | 38(79.2) | 0.117†† |
| Tenderness | 116(30.1) | 98(29.1) | 18(37.5) | 0.234†† |
| Warmness | 180(46.8) | 163(48.4) | 17(35.4) | 0.092†† |
| Erythema | 93(24.2) | 77(22.8) | 16(33.3) | 0.112†† |
| Bulging | 6(1.6) | 4(1.2) | 2(4.2) | 0.165†† |
| fever | 27(7.0) | 26(7.7) | 1(2.1) | 0.227†† |
| treatment | ||||
| Heparin + warfarin | 318(82.6) | 275(81.6) | 43(89.6) | 0.642†† |
| Heparin | 22(5.7) | 20(5.9) | 2(4.2) | |
| Enoxaparin | 2(0.5) | 2(0.6) | 0(0) | |
| Enoxaparin + warfarin | 27(7.0) | 24(7.1) | 3(6.3) | |
| Enoxaparin + warfarin + Heparin | 16(4.2) | 16(4.7) | 0(0) | |
| Hospital stay (days) * | 7.23 ± 5.48 | 7.43 ± 5.74 | 5.77 ± 2.64 | 0.049† |
DVT: Deep vein thrombosis
*
Mean ± Standard deviation
†
Student's t-test
††
Chi-square