Table 4.
Rheumatoid arthritis (n=265) |
Non-rheumatoid arthritis (n=448) |
|
---|---|---|
Percentages | ||
90 days before the outcome | ||
Hospitalization | 29 | 32 |
Any surgery | 38 | 42 |
Malignancy | 30 | 19 |
90 days after the outcome | ||
Malignancy | 11 | 19 |
90 days before and after the outcome | ||
Provoked VTE* | 57 | 60 |
Provoked VTE was defined as occurring in the presence of known malignancy 90 days before and after the VTE, acute hospitalization and surgery 90 days before the VTE.(24)