Table II.
Patient characteristics stratified by venous thrombosis
| Characteristic | Venous thrombosis |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | ||
| Patients, no. | 44 | 94 | NA |
| Age, years | 59.5 ± 14.3 | 59 ± 15 | .85 |
| Male sex | 33 (75.0) | 50 (53.2) | .02 |
| Hypertension | 22 (50.0) | 52 (55.3) | .59 |
| Hyperlipidemia | 16 (36.4) | 44 (46.8) | .27 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 19 (43.2) | 42 (44.7) | 1.00 |
| Active tobacco use | 1 (2.3) | 6 (6.4) | .43 |
| Coronary artery disease | 9 (20.5) | 13 (13.8) | .33 |
| Previous DVT or PE | 4 (9.1) | 7 (7.4) | .74 |
| Active malignancy | 4 (9.1) | 4 (4.3) | .27 |
| Respiratory disease | 8 (18.2) | 15 (16.0) | .81 |
| Thrombosis prophylaxis | 41 (93.2) | 85 (90.4) | .75 |
| Symptom onset to ultrasound scan, days | .33 | ||
| Median | 16.0 | 13.5 | |
| IQR | 11.0-21.0 | 7.0-24.8 | |
| DIC | 5 (11.4) | 3 (3.2) | .11 |
| ICU | 36 (81.8) | 59 (62.8) | .03 |
| Invasive mechanical ventilation | 35 (79.5) | 57 (60.6) | .03 |
| Death | 10 (22.7) | 13 (13.8) | .22 |
| Discharged | 34 (77.3) | 80 (85.1) | .34 |
| Still inpatient | 0 (0.0) | 2 (2.1) | 1.00 |
| Total length of stay, days | .16 | ||
| Median | 25.0 | 22.5 | |
| IQR | 18.0-40.5 | 8.0-37.8 | |
DIC, Disseminated intravascular coagulation; DVT, deep venous thrombosis; ICU, intensive care unit; IQR, interquartile range; NA, not applicable; PE, pulmonary embolism.
Data presented as mean ± standard deviation or number (%), unless noted otherwise. Boldface P values represent statistical significance.