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Table 2 Patient characteristics and symptomatic DVT

From: Clinical relevance of heparin-PF4 complex antibody in DVT after total joint replacement

Characteristics

DVT(-)

n = 88

DVT(+)

n = 16

p-value

Age (years), mean (SD)

66.9 (12.5)

73.8 (5.4)

0.04

Gender (male/female)

16/72

1/15

0.24

BMI (Kg/m2), mean (SD)

24.9 (4.4)

25.7 (4.1)

0.42

Metabolic diseases, n(%)

36 (40.9)

7 (43.8)

0.83

   Hypertension

   

   Diabetes

   

   Hyperlipidemia

   

History of thrombosis

0

1 (6.3)

-

TKA/THA

46/42

10/6

0.08

Primary diseases

16/72

2/14

0.54

(RA/OA)

   
  1. DVT, deep vein thrombosis; SD, standard deviation; BMI, body mass index;
  2. TKA, total knee arthroplasty; THA, total hip arthroplasty;
  3. RA, rheumatoid arthritis; OA, osteoarthritis.