TABLE 3.
Distribution of Thromboembolic Disease Types in Families of Placental Abruption Cases (n = 212) and Controls (n = 206)
| Abruption Cases (n = 852) No. (%) |
Controls (n = 792) No. (%) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Myocardial infarction | 34 (4.0) | 16 (2.0) |
| Female relativesa | 10 (2.2) | 2 (0.5) |
| Male relativesa | 24 (5.9) | 14 (4.0) |
| Embolism | 2 (0.2) | 0 (—) |
| Female relatives | 1 (0.2) | 0 (—) |
| Male relatives | 1 (0.3) | 0 (—) |
| Stroke | 14 (1.6) | 10 (1.3) |
| Female relatives | 9 (2.0) | 4 (0.9) |
| Male relatives | 5 (1.2) | 6 (1.7) |
| Deep-vein thrombosis | 8 (0.9) | 2 (0.3) |
| Female relatives | 4 (0.9) | 1 (0.2) |
| Male relatives | 4 (1.0) | 1 (0.3) |
| Other thrombosis/embolism | 9 (1.1) | 12 (1.5) |
| Female relatives | 7 (1.6) | 5 (1.1) |
| Male relatives | 2 (0.5) | 7 (2.0) |
a
Female relatives include mother and sisters; male relatives include father and brothers.
Family members may have experienced more than 1 thromboembolic condition.