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. 2022 Jun 3;6(4):e12714. doi: 10.1002/rth2.12714

TABLE 2.

Unadjusted ORs and PARs for comorbidities within 7 years of the VTE event for 156 908 patients with DVT compared to 623 112 controls and 141 264 patients with PE compared to 561 967 controls

DVT PE
OR case vs control (99% CI) PAR, % OR case vs control (99% CI) PAR, %
Comorbidities
Heart failure 1.98 (1.94‐2.02) 5.1 3.75 (3.69‐3.82) 13.8
Ischemic heart disease 1.35 (1.33‐1.38) 2.9 2.30 (2.26‐2.34) 10.5
Atrial fibrillation 1.62 (1.59‐1.66) 3.3 2.47 (2.43‐2.52) 8.0
Ischemic stroke 1.93 (1.89‐1.98) 3.2 2.05 (2.00‐2.10) 3.9
Hemorrhagic stroke 2.40 (2.28‐2.54) 0.8 2.56 (2.42‐2.70) 1.0
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 1.93 (1.87‐1.99) 1.9 3.43 (3.34‐3.53) 5.2
Cancer 2.95 (2.90‐3.00) 12.7 2.97 (2.92‐3.01) 14.1
Inflammatory bowel disease 2.29 (2.19‐2.39) 1.2 2.24 (2.14‐2.35) 1.2
Depression 1.83 (1.76‐1.90) 1.3 2.38 (2.29‐2.46) 2.1
Psychosis 1.87 (1.80‐1.95) 1.1 1.66 (1.59‐1.73) 0.9
Alcohol abuse 1.75 (1.68‐1.83) 0.8 1.86 (1.78‐1.95) 0.9
Temporary provoking factor
Gastrointestinal surgery 7.16 (6.83‐7.50) 2.8 10.82 (10.34‐11.33) 4.4
Obstetrical surgery 7.76 (6.59‐9.14) 0.2 7.48 (6.24‐8.96) 0.2
Surgery of the musculoskeletal system 15.77 (15.22‐16.35) 9.0 11.67 (11.26‐12.10) 7.6
Surgery, other major 7.35 (7.11‐7.60) 5.6 8.76 (8.47‐9.06) 7.1
Trauma 13.36 (12.68‐14.06) 3.8 11.18 (10.62‐11.77) 3.7
Lower‐extremity fracture 17.89 (17.04‐18.78) 5.4 13.46 (12.82‐14.15) 4.6

CI, confidence interval; DVT, deep vein thrombosis; OR, odds ratio; PAR, population attributable risk; PE, pulmonary embolism; VTE, venous thromboembolism.