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. 2021 Mar 9;114(5):381–393. doi: 10.1016/j.acvd.2021.02.003

Table 3.

Association between D-dimer cut-off of 1128 ng/mL and in-hospital mortality using logistic regression.

Alive In-hospital death Univariate
Multivariable
OR (95% CI) P OR (95% CI) P
D-dimer > 1128 ng/mL 459 (44.4) 86 (71.1) 3.07 (2.05–4.69) < 0.001 2.08 (1.24–3.54) 0.006
Age
 50–60 years 467 (18.6) 15 (4.2) 1.90 (0.82–4.75) 0.15 0.96 (0.28–3.19) 0.94
 60–70 years 577 (23.0) 45 (12.5) 4.60 (2.27–10.63) < 0.001 0.88 (0.28–2.84) 0.82
 70–80 years 498 (19.8) 77 (21.4) 9.12 (4.63–20.70) < 0.001 3.49 (1.40–9.99) 0.011
 80–90 years 361 (14.4) 135 (37.5) 22.06 (11.38–49.57) < 0.001 9.74 (3.81–28.59) < 0.001
 90–110 years 138 (5.5) 80 (22.2) 34.20 (17.12–78.40) < 0.001 14.94 (5.23–47.60) < 0.001
Cancer
 Cancer in remission 183 (7.3) 43 (11.9) 1.87 (1.30–2.64) 0.001 0.80 (0.33–1.76) 0.56
 Active cancer 146 (5.8) 43 (11.9) 2.34 (1.61–3.34) < 0.001 1.84 (0.77–4.11) 0.15
High blood pressure 1191 (47.6) 262 (73.0) 2.97 (2.33–3.81) < 0.001 0.97 (0.56–1.69) 0.92
Oral anticoagulation (NOAC or VKA) 298 (12.0) 84 (23.5) 2.26 (1.72–2.96) < 0.001 1.08 (0.53–2.10) 0.82
Plasma creatinine (μmol/L) 92.3 ± 86.4 139.6 ± 137.5 1.00 (1.00–1.00) < 0.001 1.00 (1.00–1.00) 0.001
Parenchymal opacification in chest CT scan > 50% 356 (17.8) 74 (30.0) 1.98 (1.46–2.64) < 0.001 2.00 (1.16–3.42) 0.012
Venous thrombosis eventa 116 (4.6) 11 (3.0) 0.65 (0.33–1.17) 0.18 0.72 (0.20–1.98) 0.56

Data are expressed as number (%) or mean ± standard deviation, unless otherwise indicated. CI: confidence interval; CT: computed tomography; NOAC: non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulant; OR: odds ratio; VKA: vitamin K antagonist.

a

Venous thrombosis event included deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism.