Table 3.
Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics
| Groups | Number (%) (n = 30) |
PE confirmed (n = 16) |
PE unconfirmed (n = 14) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | ||||
| < 65 | 23 (76.7%) | 13 | 10 | 0.7431 |
| 65–74 | 4 (13.3%) | 1 | 2 | |
| 75–84 | 3 (10%) | 2 | 2 | |
| Gender | 0.3922 | |||
| Male | 11 (36.7%) | 7 | 4 | |
| Female | 19 (63.3%) | 9 | 10 | |
| Occupation | 0.8177 | |||
| Employed | 23 (76.7%) | 12 | 11 | |
| Unemployed | 7 (24.3%) | 4 | 3 | |
| Reason for admission | ||||
| Chest pain | 11 (36.7%) | 7 | 4 | 0.3165 |
| Dyspnoea | 26 (86.7%) | 13 | 13 | 0.3524 |
| Haemoptysis | 1 (3.3%) | 0 | 1 | 0.4666 |
| Syncope | 3 (10%) | 2 | 1 | 0.5517 |
| Risk factors | ||||
| HIV | 5 (16.7%) | 3 | 2 | 0.5670 |
| Obesity | 4 (13.3%) | 0 | 4 | 0.0365 |
| Prolonged journey | 1 (3.3%) | 1 | 0 | 0.5333 |
| Recent surgery | 5 (16.7%) | 3 | 2 | 0.5670 |
| Active cancer | 2 (6.7%) | 1 | 1 | 0.7241 |
| Past thromboembolism | 2(6.7%) | 2 | 0 | 0.2758 |
| Clinical signs | ||||
| Homans sign | 9 (30%) | 7 | 2 | 0.0861 |
| Pulse ≥100 | 15 (50%) | 10 | 5 | 0.1361 |
| Hypotension | 4 (13.3%) | 3 | 1 | 0.3677 |