Table 3 Incidence of cancer-associated thrombosis by clinical variables
Characteristics | No. of cases with CAT (%) | No. of cases without CAT | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | < 65 | 106 (1.4) | 7,678 | < 0.001 |
≥ 65 | 101 (2.6) | 3,829 | ||
Sex | Female | 115 (1.7) | 6,850 | 0.248 |
Male | 92 (2.0) | 4,657 | ||
BMI (kg/m2) | < 25.0 | 140 (1.7) | 8,479 | 0.050 |
≥ 25.0 | 67 (2.2) | 3,028 | ||
BMI (kg/m2) | < 30.0 | 202 (1.8) | 11,107 | 0.536 |
≥ 30.0 | 5 (1.3) | 400 | ||
BMI (kg/m2) | < 35.0 | 206 (1.8) | 11,466 | 0.528a) |
≥ 35.0 | 1 (2.4) | 41 | ||
Platelet count (×103/µL) | < 350 | 149 (1.6) | 9,261 | 0.002 |
≥ 350 | 58 (2.6) | 2,246 | ||
Hemoglobin (g/dL) | < 10 | 34 (3.0) | 1,117 | 0.001 |
≥ 10 | 173 (1.7) | 10,390 | ||
Leukocyte count (×103/µL) | < 11 | 166 (1.6) | 10,509 | < 0.001 |
≥ 11 | 41 (4.1) | 998 | ||
Chemotherapeutics | High CAT risk | 153 (2.3) | 6,563 | < 0.001 |
No high CAT risk | 54 (1.1) | 4,944 | ||
Site of cancerb) | Low CAT risk | 71 (1.1) | 6,401 | < 0.001 |
High CAT risk | 87 (2.3) | 3,728 | ||
Very high CAT risk | 49 (3.6) | 1,378 | ||
Diabetes mellitus | Yes | 56 (2.4) | 2,308 | 0.013 |
No | 151 (1.6) | 9,199 | ||
Hypertension | Yes | 105 (2.3) | 4,388 | < 0.001 |
No | 102 (1.0) | 10,419 | ||
Chronic kidney disease | Yes | 23 (3.3) | 674 | 0.002 |
No | 184 (1.7) | 10,833 | ||
Preexisting antiplatelet use | Already used | 38 (22) | 1,229 | < 0.001 |
Not used | 169 (1.6) | 10,278 |