Table 1.

Patient characteristics and outcomes

	N = 497	D-dimer level ≥ 3.0	D-dimer level < 3.0	P
		N = 135	N = 362
Age (y)	35	35	35	0.91
	(20–47)	(21–46)	(20–47)
BMI (kg/m2)	21.2	20.9	22.5	0.04
	(16.4–41.1)	(16.5–41.1)	(16.4–39.7)
D-dimer (μg/ml)	2.1	4.6	1.8	< 0.001
	(0.2–16.0)	(3.0–16.0)	(0.2–2.9)
Enoxaparin [%]	180[36]	45[33]	135[37]
DVT (asymptomatic)	-	0	-
Clinical VTE, N	0	0	0

There was no asymptomatic DVT before C/S

BMI body mass index, DVT deep vein thrombosis, C/S cesarean section, VTE venous thromboembolism

Data are presented as median (interquartile range), N[%] or N. Comparisons were performed using the Mann–Whitney U test