Table 3.
Risk factors for VTE in patients with SCI.
| Risk factors | Number of documents | OR | 95%CI | Heterogeneity test | Test for overall effect | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q | P | I2(%) | Z | P | ||||
| >45 years old | 3 | 2.08 | 1.47–2.95 | 3.88 | 0.14 | 48 | 4.12 | <0.0001 |
| Male sex | 5 | 1.41 | 1.26–1.59 | 4.51 | 0.34 | 11 | 5.73 | <0.00001 |
| Complete paralysis | 5 | 3.69 | 2.60–5.24 | 6.66 | 0.15 | 40 | 7.31 | <0.00001 |
| Personal / family history of VTE | 5 | 1.95 | 1.35–2.81 | 12.28 | 0.02 | 67 | 3.59 | 0.0003 |
| History of smoking | 4 | 2.67 | 1.79–3.98 | 3.73 | 0.29 | 20 | 4.79 | <0.00001 |
| Lack of compression therapy | 4 | 2.44 | 1.59–3.73 | 2.40 | 0.49 | 0 | 4.10 | <0.0001 |
| Presence of a lower limb /pelvic fracture | 5 | 3.47 | 1.79–6.75 | 9.01 | 0.06 | 56 | 3.67 | 0.0002 |
| Paraplegia | 3 | 1.81 | 1.49–2.19 | 3.72 | 0.16 | 46 | 6.09 | <0.00001 |
| Diabetes | 5 | 4.24 | 2.75–6.52 | 5.17 | 0.27 | 23 | 6.56 | <0.00001 |