Table 4.
Correlates of pulmonary embolism in the study population
| Univariate | Multivariate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR (95% CI) | p value | HR (95% CI) | p value | |
| Age | 0.99 (0.97–1.01) | 0.19 | – | – |
| BMI | 1.06 (1.02–1.10) | 0.006 | – | – |
| Heart failure | 0.32 (0.08–1.33) | 0.12 | – | – |
| Atrial fibrillation | 0.43 (0.13–1.39) | 0.16 | – | – |
| Chronic kidney disease | 0.45 (0.16–1.25) | 0.12 | – | – |
| Prior anticoagulant | 1.83 (0.94–3.57) | 0.08 | – | – |
| Oxygen saturation | 0.95 (0.93–0.98) | 0.001 | – | – |
| White blood cell count | 1.00 (0.99–1.00) | 0.06 | – | – |
| Platelet count | 1.00 (1.00–1.01) | 0.03 | – | – |
| Ferritin | 1.00 (1.00–1.01) | < 0.001 | – | – |
| Aspartate transaminase | 1.00 (0.99–1.00) | 0.16 | – | – |
| Lactate dehydrogenase | 1.00 (0.99–1.00) | 0.24 | – | – |
| Elevated troponin | 2.20 (1.22–3.95) | 0.008 | – | – |
| d-dimer on admission | 2.04 (1.57–2.66) | < 0.001 | 1.72 (1.13–2.62) | 0.01 |
BMI body mass index