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. 2020 Aug 1;9(8):2467. doi: 10.3390/jcm9082467

Table 2.

Association of Acquired Risk Factors With The Risk of First Episode of VTE [42,76,84,85,86,87].

Acquired Risk Factors Odds Ratio (or) for VTE
Seated immobility at work * 1.8
Long-Haul Travel 2.1
Testosterone supplementation 2.3
Low risk COC (Levonorgestrel) 3.6
Pregnancy or Postpartum 4.2
Trauma/Fracture 4.6
Medical Hospitalization 5.1
Neurologic Disease with Leg Paresis 6.1
High risk COC (Desogestrel) 6.8
Active Cancer 14.6
Surgery 21.7

* Seated at least eight hours a day and at least three hours at a time without getting up; † Greater than four hours in a seated position in plane, car, bus, or train.