Table 5. Variables at baseline independently correlated to poor adherence to guidelines (VKA start <7 days for patients without cancer, and LMWH alone for patients with cancer).

		Patients without cancer	p	Patients with cancer	p
Patient characteristics		OR (95% CI)		OR (95% CI)
	Gender (males)	0.89 (0.84–0.95)	<0.001	-	-
	Age >70 years	-	-	1.39 (1.24–1.56)	<0.001
	Chronic heart disease	-	-	1.50 (1.15–1.95)	0.003
	Chronic lung disease	-	-	1.36 (1.14–1.63)	0.001
	Recent major bleeding	2.72 (2.28–3.24)	<0.001	-	-
	Anemia	1.72 (1.62–1.83)	<0.001	0.55 (0.49–0.62)	<0.001
	Postoperative	1.20 (1.09–1.32)	<0.001	-	-
	Immobility ≥4 days	1.98 (1.86–2.10)	<0.001	0.67 (0.58–0.78)	<0.001
	Prior VTE	0.87 (0.80–0.94)	0.001	-	-
	Pulmonary embolism (vs. DVT)	0.59 (0.56–0.63)	<0.001	1.15 (1.03–1.28)	0.015
	CrCl levels >60 mL/min	1 (ref.)		-	-
	CrCl levels 30–60 mL/min	1.40 (1.30–1.52)	<0.001	-	-
	CrCl levels <30 mL/min	2.31 (2.06–2.59)	<0.001	-	-
	Chronic liver disease	1.82 (1.30–2.55)	0.001	-	-
	Inflammatory bowel disease	2.06 (1.44–2.94)	<0.001	-	-
	Mental disturbances	2.82 (2.48–3.21)	<0.001	-	-

Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence intervals; CrCl, creatinine clearance; VTE, venous thromboembolism; DVT, deep vein thrombosis.