Table 1.
Clinical Characteristics of Patients Diagnosed With VTE.a
| Whole Population | DVT Only | PE Only | DVT+PE | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | 458 | 348 | 22 | 88 | |
| Age, years | 62.5 (13.7) | 61.7 (16) | 63.7 (5.5) | 65.0 (17.1) | .205 |
| Male gender, n (%) | 239 (52.2%) | 190 (54.6%) | 8 (36.4%) | 41 (46.6%) | .127 |
| Female gender, n (%) | 219 (47.8%) | 158 (45.4%) | 14 (63.6%) | 47 (53.4%) | |
| BMI, kg/m2 | .382 | ||||
| <25 | 173 (37.7%) | 135 (38.8%) | 4 (18.2%) | 34 (38.6%) | |
| 25 to 30 | 189 (41.4%) | 143 (41.1%) | 11 (50.0%) | 35 (39.8%) | |
| >30 | 96 (20.9%) | 70 (20.1%) | 7 (31.8%) | 19 (21.6%) | |
| SBP, mm Hg | 132.6 (17.6) | 132.2 (15.6) | 134.3 (19.3) | 127.8 (21.5) | .071 |
| DBP, mm Hg | 80.3 (9.8) | 81.0 (10.3) | 77.3 (10.2) | 78.1 (9.5) | .022 |
| Heart rate, beats/min | 78.3 (9.7) | 76.2 (8.4) | 83.7 (10.5) | 84.2 (11.7) | <.001 |
| CrCl, mL/min | 85.7 (36.8) | 85.8 (36.4) | 92.3 (43.4) | 84.5 (36.8) | .519 |
| VTE type | |||||
| Proximal DVT | 56.9% | ||||
| Distal DVT | 18.9% | ||||
| DVT+PE | 20% | ||||
| PE | 4.8% |
Abbreviations: VTE, venous thromboembolism; DVT, deep vein thrombosis; PE, pulmonary embolism; DVT+PE, patients presenting both deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism; BMI, body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; CrCl, creatinine clearance calculated with the Cockcroft-Gault formula19.
aValues are expressed as means (SDs) or as % of patients.