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. 2022 Jan 8;22:21. doi: 10.1186/s12884-021-04353-9

Table 2.

Risk factors for VTE and D-dimer levels

Risk N = 497(%) D-dimer ≧3.0 D-dimer < 3.0
N = 135(%) N = 362(%)
Low Age ≧35 years 257(51) 74(54) 183(50)
BMI ≧25.0 kg/m2 70(14) 12(8) 58(16)
Hospitalization ≧14 days 113(22) 46(34) 67(18)
Multiple pregnancy 53(10) 27(20) 26(7)
HDP 28(5) 10(7) 18(4)
Smoker 2(0.4) 0 2(0.5)
Moderate Thrombophilia 13(2) 5(3) 8(2)
VTE history = 1 time 0 0 0
Cardiopulmonary disease 2(0.4) 0 2(0.5)
Inflammatory bowel disease 0 0 0
Connective tissue disease 3(0.6) 3(2) 0
Malignant tumor 2(0.4) 0 2(0.5)
Paralysis 2(0.4) 0 2(0.5)
Nephrotic syndrome 0 0 0
High VTE history ≧2 times 0 0 0

Risk factors for VTE were extracted with reference to the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Guideline 2015

VTE venous thromboembolism, HDP hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, BMI body mass index