Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the participants at baseline
| Variables | Patients (N = 704) |
|---|---|
| Age in years, mean (SD) | 54.96 (17.5) |
| Male, No. (%) | 340 (48.3%) |
| Weight in kg, mean (SD) | 75.72 (13.4) |
| Height in cm, mean (SD | 165.96 (9.3) |
| BMI in kg/m2, mean (SD) | 27.47 (4.8) |
| Systolic blood pressure in mmHg, mean (SD) | 124.1 (15.4) |
| Diastolic blood pressure in mmHg, mean (SD) | 73.75 (9.7) |
| Pulse rate in beat/min, mean (SD) | 81.38 (12.5) |
| Temperature in C, mean (SD) | 36.87 (0.46) |
| Hypertension, No. (%) | 245 (34.8) |
| Diabetes, No. (%) | 159 (22.6) |
| History of other chronic illness, No. (%) a | 503 (71.4) |
| Cause of admission, No. (%) | |
| - Medical Causes | 246 (34.94%) |
| - Surgical Causes | 449 (63.78%) |
| - Medical and Surgical Causes | 9 (1.28%) |
| Type of Surgery, No. (%) | |
| - Open | 327 (46.45%) |
| - Laparoscopic | 131 (18.61%) |
| Hospital Stay in days, mean (SD) | 5.83 (8.4) |
| Risk factors for VTE, No. (%) | |
| - Surgical risk | 391 (55.5%) |
| - Medical risk | 221 (31.4%) |
| - Medical and surgical risk | 4 (0.6%) |
| Surgical risk factors for VTE, No. (%) | |
| - Obesity | 237 (33.7) |
| - Age > 60 years old | 117 (16.7%) |
| - Laparoscopic Surgery (> 45 Min) | 59 (8.38) |
| - Other factorsa | 523 (74.3) |
| Degree of surgical risk factors for VTE, No. (%) | |
| - Low | 162 (23.1) |
| - Moderate | 109 (15.48) |
| - High | 86 (12.22) |
| - Highest | 38 (5.4) |
| Medical risk factors for VTE, No. (%) | |
| - Elderly Age (≥ 70 Years) | 94 (13.35) |
| - Reduced Mobility (At Least 72 h) | 93 (13.2) |
| - Obesity | 86 (12.22) |
| - Other factors | 181 (25.7%) |
| Risk factors associated with increased bleeding, No. (%) | 60 (8.5) |
| Risk factors associated with Mechanical Prophylaxis | 25 (3.6%) |
VTE Venous thromboembolism, SD Standard deviation
aPatient may have more than one chronic condition