Table 5.
Crude- and adjusted odds ratios (OR) for impaired HRQoL assessed by VEINES-QOL
| Variable | VEINES-QOL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 195 | Crude OR (95 % CI) | p value# | Adjusted ORa (95 % CI) | p value# adjusted | |
| Female | 67 | 2.0 (1.1–3.8) | 0.025 | 2.5 (1.1–6.0) | 0.04 |
| Age (continuous variable) | 195 | 1.0 (1.0–1.0) | 1.0 | ||
| Time from DVT to examination (continuous variable) | 195 | 1.0 (0.9-1.2) | 0.8 | ||
| Unemployed | 108 | 1.8 (1.0–3.4) | 0.07 | ||
| BMI > 30.0 kg/m2 | 56 | 5.0 (2.6–9.7) | <0.001 | 4.1 (1.7–9.7) | <0.001 |
| Current or previous daily smoking | 103 | 1.0 (0.5–1.7) | 0.8 | ||
| Still on anticoagulation | 52 | 1.4 (0.7– 2.7) | 0.3 | ||
| No ECS after DVT | 14 | 0.5 (0.1–2) | 0.4 | ||
| COPD | 8 | 1.2 (0.3–5.4) | 0.8 | ||
| Heart failure | 10 | 9.2 (1.9–44.8) | 0.06 | ||
| Current or previous cancer | 13 | 0.9 (0.3–3.1) | 0.9 | ||
| Proximal DVTb | 120 | 0.8 (0.5–1.7) | 0.7 | ||
| PTS | 91 | 28.7 (11.3–73.0) | <0.001 | 28.2 (10.6–75.0) | <0.001 |
| Multiple DVTs | 59 | 1.8 (1.0–3.5) | 0.06 | ||
| Provoked DVT | 64 | 1.1 (0.6–2.1) | 0.7 | ||
DVT deep vein thrombosis, ECS elastic compression stockings, BMI body mass index, PTS post thrombotic syndrome, COPD chronic pulmonary obstructive disease, Impaired HRQoL VEINES-QOL <25th percentile in patient group (41.7)
#Wald test
aAdjusted for all other significant variables in the multivariate model
bIn or above popliteal vein