Table 2.
Comorbid conditions in patients with venous thromboembolism.
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (n=2488) |
Yes (n =484) |
No (n = 2004) |
p-value | |
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| Immobility > 48 hours, n (%) | 1127 (45.3) | 259 (53.5) | 868 (43.3) | <0.0001 |
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| Infectious illness, n (%) | 626 (25.2) | 186 (38.4) | 440 (22) | <0.0001 |
|
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| Smoking history, n (%)* | ||||
| Current smoker | 345 (18.9) | 84 (25.2) | 261 (17.5) | 0.002 |
| Former smoker | 600 (32.9) | 161 (48.2) | 439 (29.5) | <0.0001 |
| Never smoker | 754 (41.4) | 79 (23.7) | 675 (45.4) | <0.0001 |
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| Heart failure, n (%) | 431 (17.3) | 172 (35.5) | 259 (12.9) | <0.0001 |
|
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| Cancer, n (%) | 654 (26.3) | 123 (25.4) | 531 (26.5) | 0.63 |
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| Major surgery within the previous 3 months, n (%) | 685 (27.5) | 122 (25.2) | 563 (28.1) | 0.2 |
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| Central venous catheter, n (%) | 460 (18.5) | 122 (25.2) | 338 (16.9) | <0.0001 |
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| Diabetes, n (%) | 476 (19.1) | 120 (24.8) | 356 (17.8) | 0.0006 |
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| Intensive care unit discharge within the previous 3 months,n (%) | 406 (16.3) | 115 (23.8) | 291 (14.5) | <0.0001 |
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| Endotracheal intubation with the previous 3 months, n (%) | 389 (15.6) | 103 (21.3) | 286 (14.3) | 0.0002 |
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| Ischemic heart disease, n (%) | 324 (13.0) | 99 (20.5) | 225 (11.2) | <0.0001 |
| ST-elevation MI | 23 (0.9) | 6 (1.2) | 17 (0.9) | 0.44 |
| Non ST-elevation MI | 50 (2.0) | 15 (3.1) | 35 (1.8) | 0.07 |
| Unspecified MI | 226 (9.1) | 70 (14.5) | 156 (7.8) | <0.0001 |
| Any MI | 288 (11.6) | 85 (17.6) | 203 (10.1) | <0.0001 |
| Unstable angina* | 77 (4.2) | 25 (7.5) | 52 (3.5) | 0.002 |
| Stable angina* | 118 (6.5) | 34 (11.4) | 84 (5.7) | 0.004 |
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| Prior venous thromboembolism, n (%) | 450 (18.1) | 88 (18.2) | 362 (18.1) | 0.95 |
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| Cardiac procedure during admission, n (%) | 249 (10.0) | 67 (13.8) | 182 (9.1) | 0.003 |
| Catheterization or EP study | 180 (7.2) | 57 (11.8) | 123 (6.1) | <0.0001 |
| PCI and stent | 73 (2.9) | 18 (3.7) | 55 (2.7) | 0.27 |
| Pacemaker | 66 (2.7) | 12 (2.5) | 54 (2.7) | 0.79 |
| ICD implantation | 21 (0.8) | 8 (1.7) | 13 (0.7) | 0.05 |
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| Chronic kidney disease, n (%) | 196 (7.9) | 58 (12) | 138 (6.9) | <0.001 |
| Dialysis dependent | 63 (2.5) | 14 (2.9) | 49 (2.5) | 0.58 |
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| Pulmonary hypertension, n (%) | 93 (3.7) | 36 (7.4) | 57 (2.8) | <0.0001 |
*
Data not collected for this variable in 2005.
MI, myocardial infarction; EP, electrophysiology study; ICD, implantable cardiac defibrillator; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention.