Table 1.

Participants' characteristics

Variable	N=31	Per cent
Male, n (%)	17	54.8
Age groups (years)
≤40	3	9.7
41–64	11	35.5
65–74	12	38.7
≥75	4	12.9
Not known	1	3.2
White British ethnicity	29	93.5
Highest level of education received
O or A level	6	19.4
Degree	9	29.1
Professional/commercial	12	38.7
Not known/none	4	12.9
Admission
Planned admission	27	87.1
Emergency admission	4	12.9
Length of hospital stay, number of days
≤3	7	22.6
1–6	17	54.8
≥7	7	22.6
Condition requiring hospital admission
Orthopaedic surgery	18	58.1
Gastrointestinal surgery	7*	22.6
Other surgery	6†	19.3
VTE prophylaxis
Stockings only	5	16.1
Injectable prophylaxis only	2	6.5
Both stockings and injectable prophylaxis	24	77.4

*One was oncology related.

†Three were oncology related.

VTE, venous thromboembolism.