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| Baseline characteristics |
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| Case Group (n = 102) |
Control Group (n = 395) |
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| Sex: |
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| Male |
46 (45.1%) |
139 (35.2%) |
| Female |
56 (54.9%) |
216 (54.7%) |
| Age |
58 (SD 17.1) |
53 (SD17.6) |
| COPD |
5 (4.9%) |
42 (10.6%) |
| Asthma |
5 (4.9%) |
38 (9.6%) |
| Atherosclerotic disease |
10 (9.8%) |
47 (11.9%) |
| Malignancy |
23 (22.5%) |
54 (13.7%) |
| Immobilisation |
16 (15.7%) |
42 (10.6%) |
| Recent surgery |
20 (19.0%) |
56 (14.2%) |
| Recent trauma |
2 (2.0%) |
4 (1.0%) |
| Oral anticonceptives |
12 (11.8%) |
47 (11.9%) |
| History of VTE |
19 (18.6%) |
35 (8.9%) |
| Family history of CVD |
15 (14.7%) |
40 (10.1%) |
| Smoking |
11 (10.8%) |
74 (18.7%) |
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Baseline characteristics of pulmonary embolism group versus non-pulmonary embolism group: frequencies with Standard Deviation (SD) and percentages between brackets. Immobilisation: complete immobilisation for at least 3 days during the 4 weeks prior to inclusion. COPD: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. CVD = Cardio Vascular Disease. VTE = venous thromboembolism | ||
van Wissen et al. Thrombosis Journal 2007 5:16 doi:10.1186/1477-9560-5-16 |
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