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. 2021 Oct 7;5(Suppl 2):e12589. doi: 10.1002/rth2.12589
Baseline characteristics N = 708
Age (mean, SD) 62 (15)
Male sex (number, %) 399 (56)
Body Mass Index (median, IQR) 27 (24‐30)
Active cancer (number, %) 73 (10)
Prior history VTE (number, %) 45 (6.4)
Admitted to the ICU at time of suspected PE event (number, %) 152 (22)
Confirmed COVID‐19 status* at time of suspected PE event (number, %) 425 (60)

Note: SD: standard deviation; IQR: interquartile range; VTE: venous thromboembolism; ICU: Intensive Care Unit; PE: pulmonary embolism.

*COVID‐19 status was confirmed in patients with a positive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test or considered positive in patients with a negative PCR but highly suggestive symptoms and typical COVID‐19 abnormalities on CT‐scan of the chest (CO‐RADS 4 or 5 following Dutch Radiology Society) with no alternative diagnosis.