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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Thromb Haemost. 2018 Aug 9;16(9):1743–1752. doi: 10.1111/jth.14235

Table 1:

Baseline characteristics of REGARDS case-cohort participants

Characteristic No VTE N=939 VTE N=294
Age (years) 68 ± 12 69 ± 8
Female 49 41
Black 49 38
Southeast 52 53
Hypertension 60 64
Diabetes 20 20
Hyperlipidemia 41 41
Cardiovascular disease 19 23
BMI (kg/m2) 28.7 ± 5.8 30.2 ± 5.7
Physical activity
   - 0 × week 35 41
   - 1-3 × week 36 35
   - 4+ × week 29 25
Smoking
   - Current 15% 12%
   - Never 48% 42%
   - Past 37% 46%
eGFR ml/min/1.73m2 87 ± 23 80 ± 21
D-dimer (median, IQR) µg/ml 0.5 (0.3-0.9) 0.7 (0.4 - 1.2)
FVIII % 124 ± 45 165 ± 60
CRP (median, IQR) mg/L 2.1 (0.9- 4.9) 2.7 (3.1 - 6.1)

Abbreviations: BMI body mass index. eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate. FVIII Factor VIII. CRP C-reactive protein. Continuous variables are presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD) unless noted. Frequency are presented as percentages unless noted.