Table 2 Characteristics of patients with versus without cancer or death
From: Predictive score for estimating cancer after venous thromboembolism: a cohort study
Cancer or Death1(N=92) | No cancer or Death (N=257) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Demographic factor | |||
Age in years, median (IQR) | 75 (61–82) | 71 (55–80) | 0.04 |
Male sex, N (%) | 46 (50) | 97 (37.7) | 0.02 |
Hospitalized at time of diagnosis N (%) | 43 (46.7) | 89 (34.6) | 0.04 |
Main diagnosis | |||
DVT diagnosis N (%) | 68 (73.9) | 193 (75.1) | 0.46 |
PE diagnosis N (%) | 36 (39.1) | 106 (41.2) | 0.41 |
VTE risk factors | |||
Major surgery N (%) | 21 (22.8) | 98 (38.1) | 0.005 |
Previous VTE N (%) | 7 (7.6) | 1 (0.4) | <0.001 |
Family history of VTE N (%) | 2 (2.2) | 9 (3.5) | 0.41 |
Trauma N (%) | 9 (9.8) | 37 (14.4) | 0.17 |
Oral contraceptives N (%) | 1 (1) | 12 (4.7) | 0.10 |
Recent travel N (%) | 8 (8.7) | 18 (7) | 0.37 |
Inmovility N (%) | 36 (39) | 99 (38) | 0.91 |
Comorbidities | |||
Charlson score, median (IQR) | 2 (0–3) | 0 (0–2) | <0.001 |
Previous stroke N (%) | 2 (2.2) | 16 (6.2) | 0.10 |
Diabetes N (%) | 15 (16.3) | 30 (11.7) | 0.16 |
Congestive heart failure N (%) | 20 (21.7) | 26 (10.1) | 0.005 |
Coronary artery disease N (%) | 20 (21.7) | 22 (8.6) | 0.001 |
Smoking habit (ever) N (%) | 28 (30.4) | 89 (34.6) | 0.27 |
Physical examination | |||
BMI, mean (SD), kg/m2 | 27.9 (5) | 26.8 (5) | 0.096 |
Laboratory findings | |||
Albumin levels mg/dl, median (IQR) | 2.9 (IR 2–3.2) | 3.2 (IR 2.7-3.6) | 0.000 |
Hemoglobin mg/dl, mean (SD) | 11.4 (IR 2) | 11.8 (1.8) | 0.089 |