Table 1.
Demographics
| Total cohort n =201 | PTS n = 47 (Group A) | No PTS n = 154 (Group B) | P‐value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 86 (42·79%) | 21 (44·68%) | 65 (42·20%) | 0·7642 |
| Female | 115 (57·21%) | 26 (55·32%) | 89 (57·79%) | 0·7642 |
| Age at diagnosis | ||||
| Age range | 48‐82 | 52‐82 | 48‐82 | |
| Median age | 65 | 66 | 65 | |
| Overweight | 42 (20·89%) | 12 (25·53%) | 30 (19·48%) | 0·3718 |
| Obesity | 33 (16·41%) | 13 (27·66%) | 20 (12·99%) | 0·0175 |
| Smoking | 39 (19·40%) | 10 (21·28%) | 29 (18·83%) | 0·7106 |
| Arterial hypertension | 27 (13·43%) | 8 (17·02%) | 19 (12·33%) | 0·4098 |
| Hyperlipidaemia | 32 (15·92%) | 9 (19·14%) | 23 (14·93%) | 0·4895 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 16 (12·56%) | 5 (10·63%) | 11 (7·14%) | 0·4384 |
| Known thrombofilia | 9 (4·48%) | 3 (6·38%) | 6 (3·90%) | 0·4705 |
| Surgery/trauma within past 2 months | 41 (20·40%) | 11 (23·40%) | 30 (19·48%) | 0·5590 |
| Positive family history for VTE | 13 (6·47%) | 4 (8·51%) | 9 (5·84%) | 0·5153 |
| Varicosities | 36 (17·91%) | 15 (31·91%) | 21 (13·64%) | 0·0042 |
| Location of DVT | ||||
| Distal | 24 (11·94%) | 5 (10·64%) | 19 (12·34%) | 0·7532 |
| Proximal | 177 (88·06%) | 42 (89·37%) | 135 (87·66%) | 0·7532 |
| Left | 97 (48·26%) | 21 (44·68%) | 76 (49·35%) | 0·5749 |
| Right | 104 (51·74%) | 26 (55·32%) | 78 (50·65%) | 0·5749 |
PTS, post‐thrombotic syndrome; DVT, Deep Vein Thrombosis; VTE, venous thromboembolism.