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Table 2 Logistic regression model of factors with potential predictive value

From: Predictive risk factors of venous thromboembolism (VTE) associated with peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC) in ambulant solid cancer patients: retrospective single Centre cohort study

Parameter

PRDVT

Distant VTE

All VTE

Odds Ratio

(95%CI)

P value

Odds Ratio

(95%CI)

P value

Odds Ratio

(95%CI)

P value

Age on insertion

0.97 (0.92, 1.02)

0.270

1.02 (0.97, 1.08)

0.393

1.00 (0.96, 1.04)

0.971

Female

0.29 (0.54, 1.59)

0.155

2.50 (0.75, 8.33)

0.135

1.81 (0.65, 5.04)

0.254

Primary cancer type

 

Breast

N/A

N/A

1.18 (0.04, 31.75)

0.922

2.76 (0.169, 45.00)

0.746

Colorectal

N/A

N/A

0.84 (0.03, 26.54)

0.923

1.07 (0.09, 13.65)

0.959

Pancreas

N/A

N/A

0.82 (0.02, 42.66)

0.920

2.82 (0.137, 58)

0.502

Intention to treatment

 

Adjuvant

1.16 (0.25, 5.42)

0.851

N/A

N/A

1.43 (0.33, 6.198)

0.629

Palliative

1.33 (0.12, 15.32)

0.187

N/A

N/A

4.62 (0.57, 37.56)

0.153

Ongoing antiplatelet or anticoagulation therapy

1.31 (0.21, 8.22)

0.777

2.91 (0.34, 24.76)

0.329

1.30 (0.30, 5.69)

0.730

Previous VTE event

1.28 (0.17, 9.77)

0.814

0.27 (0.02, 2.91)

0.277

0.77 (0.16, 3.61)

0.740

Smoking

3.90 (1.09, 13.98)

0.036*

0.29 (0.05, 1.66)

0.166

1.61 (0.59, 4.40)

0.351

Pervious risk factor for VTE

0.40 (0.07, 2.42)

0.315

0.66 (0.12, 3.36)

0.612

0.54 (0.15, 1.95)

0.348

Fluropyrimidine containing chemotherapy

5.87 (0.69, 50.22)

0.106

6.80 (0.21, 224.50)

0.283

10.06 (1.6, 63.05)

0.014*

BMI ≥ 30

1.11 (1.01, 1.23)

0.026*

1.12 (1.00, 1.23)

0.033*

1.13 (1.05, 1.22)

0.001*

WBC count

0.86 (0.69, 1.08)

0.202

1.08 (0.95, 1.23)

0.218

1.01 (0.91, 1.12)

0.865

Platelet count

1.01 (1.00, 1.01)

0.103

1.00 (1.00, 1.01)

0.245

1.00 (1.00, 1.01)

0.034*

Prior PICC line in last 6 months

0.74 (0.08, 7.14)

0.791

3.97 (0.80, 19.78)

0.092

2.16 (0.58, 8.03)

0.252

  1. DVT deep vein thrombosis, PICC peripherally inserted central catheter, PRDVT, PICC related DVT, VTE vascular thromboembolism, CI confidence interval, WBC white blood cells, BMI body mass index, N/A not applicable
  2. *= P < 0.05 statistically significant