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Table 1 Baseline characteristics

From: Application of the Khorana score for cancer-associated thrombosis prediction in patients of East Asian ethnicity undergoing ambulatory chemotherapy

Characteristics

No. (%)

All patients

11,714 (100)

Age (years)

 

Median [SE]

59 [0.1]

 < 65

7,784 (66.5)

 ≥ 65

3,930 (33.5)

Sex

 

 Female

6,965 (59.5)

 Male

4,749 (40.5)

Diabetes mellitus

 

 Yes

2,364 (20.2)

 No

9,350 (79.8)

Hypertension

 

 Yes

4,493 (38.4)

 No

10,521 (61.6)

Chronic kidney disease

 

 Yes

697 (6.0)

 No

11,017 (94.0)

Preexisting antiplatelet agent

 

 Yes

1,267 (10.8)

 No

10,447 (89.2)

Body mass index (kg/m2)

 

Median [SE]

22.9 [0.03]

 < 25.0

8,619 (73.6)

 25-29.9

2,690 (23.0)

 30-34.9

363 (3.1)

 ≥ 35.0

42 (0.4)

Platelet count (×103/µL)

 

Median [SE]

263 [0.6]

 < 350

9,410 (80.3)

 ≥ 350

2,304 (19.7)

Hemoglobin (g/dL)

 

Median [SE]

12.4 [0.6]

 < 10

1,151 (9.8)

 ≥ 10

10,563 (90.2)

Leukocyte count (×103/µL)

 

Median [SE]

6.7 [0.1]

 < 11

10,675 (91.1)

 ≥ 11

1,039 (8.9)

Use of high-CAT-risk chemotherapeutics

 

 Used

6,716 (57.3%)

 Not used

4,998 (42.7%)

  1. Abbreviations: SE, standard error; CAT, cancer-associated thrombosis