Table 2 Demographics and medical history of the study population
Patients with PE | Patients with DVT | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hospital | Community care | |||
Number of patients (N, (%)) | 622 (34.5 %) | 633 (35.1 %) | 549 (30.4 %) | 1804 (100 %) |
Gender (% women) | 57.3 % | 69.6 % | 54.5 % | 57.2 % |
Age (years) | ||||
Mean ± SD | 67.0 ± 17.2 | 67.5 ± 17.7 | 60.3 ± 16.9 | 65.1 ± 17.6 |
Median [Min-Max] | 71 [19–99] | 71 [18–99] | 61 [21–94] | 68 [18–99] |
At least one risk factor of VTE (N, (%)) | ||||
Yes | 320 (51.4 %) | 338 (53.4 %) | 159 (29.0 %) | 817 (45.3 %) |
No | 302 (48.6 %) | 295 (46.6 %) | 390 (71.0 %) | 987 (54.7 %) |
Principal risk factors (N, (%)) | ||||
Hip fracture | 2 (0.3 %) | 2 (0.3 %) | 1 (0.2 %) | 5 (0.3 %) |
Pregnancy | 9 (1.4 %) | 7 (1.1 %) | 3 (0.5 %) | 19 (1.1 %) |
Surgery | 26 (4.2 %) | 24 (3.8 %) | 19 (3.5 %) | 69 (3.8 %) |
Trauma | 41 (6.6 %) | 54 (8.5 %) | 17 (3.1 %) | 112 (6.2 %) |
Hospitalisation | 92 (14.8 %) | 112 (17.7 %) | 40 (7.3 %) | 244 (13.5 %) |
Hormonal therapy | 54 (8.7 %) | 37 (5.8 %) | 58 (10.6 %) | 149 (8.3 %) |
Cancer | 129 (20.7 %) | 135 (21.3 %) | 43 (7.8 %) | 307 (17.0 %) |
Obesity | 31 (5.0 %) | 44 (7.0 %) | 18 (3.3 %) | 93 (5.2 %) |