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. 2001 May 18;2(3):141–149. doi: 10.1186/cvm-2-3-141

Table 3.

Prevalence and adjusted ORs for thrombophilia among women with VTE

Excluding women
with malignancy,
recent surgery or
All women immobilization*


Number (%) Number (%)
of cases with controls with
thrombophilia thrombophilia Crude OR Adjusted OR Adjusted OR
Thrombophilia factor factor factor (95% CI) (95% CI) (95% CI)
Prothrombin (++ or +/-) 12 (9.3) 3 (2.3) 4.3 (1.2-15.6) 4.3 (1.1-17.4) 7.8 (1.0-64.2)
Factor V (+/+ or +/-) 21 (16.3) 5 (3.9) 4.8 (1.8-13.2) 3.9 (1.4-10.8) 3.6 (1.2-11.4)
MTHFR C677T (+/+) 19 (14.7) 13 (10.1) 1.5 (0.7-3.3) 1.4 (0.6-3.1) 1.1 (0.4-2.9)
MTHFR 1298C (+/+) 68 (52.7) 69 (53.5) 1.0 (0.6-1.6) 1.0 (0.6-1.7) 1.2 (0.6-2.3)
MTRR A66G (+/+) 42 (32.6) 35 (27.1) 1.3 (0.8-2.2) 1.1 (0.6-2.2) 0.9 (0.4-2.2)
Any MTHFR (+/+) or A66G MTRR (+/+) 90 (69.8) 88 (68.2) 1.1 (0.6-1.8) 1.0 (0.6-2.0) 1.1 (0.5-2.3)
Fasting plasma hyperhomocysteinemia$ 46 (35.6) 5 (4.0) 13.7 (5.2-36.0) 17.8 (4.2-74.9) 11.6 (2.7-50.5)

*Excludes cases with immobilization or surgery within the past 3 months, or a malignancy within the past 5 years, and their respective control individuals. Adjusted for cigarette smoking, oestrogen exposure state and recent history of cancer. Adjusted for cigarette smoking and oestrogen exposure state. $Defined as a homocysteine concentration greater than the 95th centile value in the control group. +/+, Homozygous; +/-, heterozygous.