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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the patients of the two groups

From: Aspirin is as effective as low molecular weight heparins in preventing symptomatic venous thromboembolism following arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

  

Aspirin

 

LMWH

P-value

Treatment

458 (60.2%)

 

303 (39.8%)

 

Sex

Male

401 (87.5%)

 

274 (90.4%)

0.22

Age(y)

29.3 ± 8.4

 

30.5 ± 7.1

0.04

BMI(Kg/m2)

25.1 ± 3.6

 

25.4 ± 3.7

0.80

Smoking

Yes

50 (10.9%)

 

31 (10.2%)

0.81

Injury Cause

Sport

416 (90.8%)

 

264 (87.1%)

0.22

Falling

27 (5.9%)

 

23 (7.6%)

Accident

13 (2.8%)

 

11 (3.6%)

Direct Trauma

2 (0.4%)

 

5 (1.6%)

  1. Categorical- and Continuous variables are presented in number (percent) and mean ± standard deviation formats, respectively. y: years, Kg: weight in kilograms, m: height in meters.
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