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Relationship Between BMI and VTE.
| Average BMI, kg/m2 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| VTE, n = 29 |
No VTE, n = 143 |
P Value |
|
| Cases (SD) | 33.1 (8.4) | 30 (8.8) | .17 |
| Controls (SD) | 37.1 (12) | 28.6 (7.2) | .025 |
| Entire study population (SD) | 34.9 (10) | 29 (8) | .006 |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; SD, standard deviation; VTE, venous thromboembolism.
