TABLE 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the patient cohort
| Characteristic | n (%) (N = 257) |
|---|---|
| Age, years, median (IQR) | 58 (47–66) |
| Sex | |
| Female | 115 (44.7) |
| Male | 142 (55.3) |
| Race | |
| White or Caucasian | 179 (69.6) |
| Black or African American | 29 (11.3) |
| Asian | 18 (7.0) |
| Others or unknown | 31 (12.1) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 181 (70.4) |
| Hispanic or Latino | 43 (16.7) |
| Others or unknown | 33 (12.8) |
| Weight, kg, median (IQR) | 79.1 (65.7–93.2) |
| Cancer type | |
| Hematologic | 138 (53.7) |
| Gastrointestinal | 31 (12.1) |
| Genitourinary | 18 (7.0) |
| Sarcoma | 16 (6.2) |
| Breast | 14 (5.4) |
| Head and neck | 13 (5.1) |
| Lung | 9 (3.5) |
| Gynecology | 6 (2.3) |
| Other | 12 (4.7) |
| Metastatic disease | |
| No | 131 (51.0) |
| Yes | 126 (49.0) |
| Previous history of VTE | |
| No | 218 (84.8) |
| Yes | 39 (15.2) |
| Hypertension | |
| No | 157 (61.1) |
| Yes | 100 (38.9) |
| Diabetes | |
| No | 223 (86.8) |
| Yes | 34 (13.2) |
Abbreviations: IQR, interquartile range; VTE, venous thromboembolism.