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Table 3 Comparison among different surgical sites

From: Preoperative prevalence of deep vein thrombosis in patients scheduled to have surgery for degenerative musculoskeletal disorders

 

knee (211)

hip (328)

neck (174)

low back (523)

P* value

Age (y)

74.0 ± 8.6

66.6 ± 11.7* *

63.4 ± 13.5* *

66.4 ± 14.3* *

<0.01

Male/ Female

50 / 161

53 / 275

126 / 48

306 / 217

<0.01

BMI (kg/m2)

26.2 ± 4.6

24.0 ± 3.9* *

24.0 ± 3.5* *

24.6 ± 4.2* *

<0.01

D-dimer (μg/mL)

1.85 ± 2.99

1.32 ± 1.38* *

0.86 ± 10.08* *

1.00 ± 1.40* *

<0.01

DVT (%)

14.7 % (31)

6.1% (20)

4.0% (7)

6.3 % (34)

< 0.01

  1. * ANOVA or x2 test.
  2. * * P < 0.05 (Dunnett test; reference = group knee).
  3. BMI Body mass index