Table 1. Some characteristics of the patients with suspected pulmonary embolism.

	PE(+) n=63		PE(–) n=43
Demographic Features	n	%	n	%		P
Women	33	52	18	42		NS*
Men	30	48	25	58		NS
Smokers	24	38	21	48		NS
Non-smokers	39	62	22	51		NS
BMI** ≤27	25	51	17	59		NS
BMI >27	24	49	12	41		NS
Accompanying Diseases	n	%	n	%		P
None	22	34.9	12	35.3		NS
Pulmonary diseases	14	22.2	16	37.2		NS
Internal diseases	12	19.0	6	12.0		NS
Cardiovascular diseases	15	23.9	9	20.9		NS

*NS= Not significant, BMI**= Body mass index.