Table 2.
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.