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Table 4 Risk factor analysis for venous thromboembolism (VTE) occurrence within 1 year after lung cancer diagnosis

From: Could venous thromboembolism and major bleeding be indicators of lung cancer mortality? A nationwide database study

  

Univariate

Multivariate**

  

sHR (95% CI)

p-value

sHR (95% CI)

p-value

Age

<  55

–

–

–

–

55–65

0.89 (0.61–1.28)

0.519

0.94 (0.64–1.38)

0.758

65–75

0.66 (0.45–0.99)

0.042

0.78 (0.52–1.17)

0.232

≥ 75

0.42 (0.27–0.65)

0.0001

0.65 (0.41–1.04)

0.071

Gender

Male

–

–

–

–

Female

1.07 (0.80–1.43)

0.650

1.10 (0.82–1.48)

0.523

Metastasis

2.86 (2.12–3.86)

< 0.0001

1.83 (1.30–2.58)

0.0005

VTE concomitant with cancer diagnosis*

4.26 (1.67–10.88)

0.003

4.07 (1.57–10.52)

0.004

Lung cancer surgery

0.96 (0.64–1.44)

0.955

  

Other surgery

2.05 (1.48–2.82)

< 0.0001

1.49 (1.06–2.09)

0.022

Chemotherapy

4.63 (3.45–6.23)

< 0.0001

3.44 (2.44–4.85)

< 0.0001

Bevacizumab

2.39 (1.29–4.42)

0.006

  

Oral targeted therapy

1.19 (0.56–2.54)

0.655

  

Radiotherapy

1.95 (1.41–2.71)

< 0.0001

  

Blood transfusion

1.91 (1.16–3.15)

0.012

  

Non-surgical hospitalization

1.53 (1.16–2.03)

0.003

  
  1. *Risk of recurrent VTE beyond 6 months after the first VTE
  2. **Multivariate analysis adjusted for age and gender