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. 2019 Nov 12;9(1):116–124. doi: 10.1002/cam4.2674

Table 3.

Risk factors for VTE (univariable analysis)

Factor

No. of patients

N = 1 054a

No. of VTE (%)

N = 138 (13%)

OR 95% CI P
RPLN 3.5 cm cutoffb          
RPLN ≤3.5 cm 931 42 (8%)
RPLN >3.5 cm 378 82 (22%) 2.98 2.04, 4.34 <.001
RPLN 5 cm cutoffc          
RPLN ≤5 cm 810 84 (10%)
RPLN >5 cm 243 54 (22%) 2.6 1.77, 3.81 <.001
Primary sited          
Testicular primary 979 118 (12%)
Mediastinal primary 27 6 (22%) 2.16 0.78, 5.99 .14
Retroperitoneal primary 15 6 (40%) 5.76 1.97, 16.82 .001
IGCCCG Risk Classificatione          
Good prognosis 693 64 (9%)
Intermediate prognosis 204 31 (15%) 1.72 1.08, 2.74 .02
Poor prognosis 155 43 (28%) 3.26 2.06, 5.17 <.001
LDH categoriesf          
<1.5× ULN 702 61 (9%)
1.5‐ 5× ULN 244 50 (20%) 2.55 1.68, 2.74 <.001
5‐10× ULN 48 13 (27%) 3.61 1.78, 7.32 <.001
>10× ULN 30 9 (30%) 4.68 1.95, 11.22 .001
LDH cutofff          
<5× ULN 946 111 (12%)
>5× ULN 78 22 (28%) 2.92 1.70‐5.02 <.001
Khorana scoreg          
0‐2 882 105 (12%)
>3 66 20 (30%) 3.19 1.80, 5.64 <.001
Hospitalizationh          
No 359 40 (11%)
Yes 413 64 (15%) 1.44 0.94‐2.19 .1
BSAi          
<2 621 83 (13%)
>2 414 52 (13%) 0.9 0.62‐1.31 .58
Vascular access devicej          
No 602 58 (10%)  
Yes 177 51 (29%) 3.46 2.22, 5.40 <.001
Renal functionk          
CrCl >75 mL/min 668 89 (13%)
CrCl <75 mL/min 51 16 (31%) 3.48 1.87, 6.49 <.001
a

Excludes patients who received prophylactic anticoagulation.

b

Unknown in 123 patients.

c

Unknown in 1 patient.

d

Unknown or other site in 33 patients.

e

Unknown in 2 patients.

f

Unknown in 30 patients.

g

Unknown in 106 patients.

h

Unknown in 277 patients.

i

Unknown in 81 patients.

j

Unknown in 275 patients.

k

Unknown in 335 patients.