Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of study subjects (N = 551).

From: Clinical symptoms and related risk factors in pulmonary embolism patients and cluster analysis based on these symptoms

Variables

Mean (SD) or N (%)

Ā Age

71.3 ± 12.2

Ā Male

299 (54.26)

Presentation of symptoms

Ā Dyspnea

353 (64.07)

Ā Tachypnea

333 (60.44)

Ā Hemoptysis

65 (11.8)

Ā Pleuritic pain

45 (8.17)

Ā Hydrothorax

148 (26.86)

Ā Syncope

70 (12.7)

Ā Hypoxia

319 (57.89)

Ā Fever

122 (22.14)

Ā Cough

333 (60.44)

Ā Edema in lower extremities (Class 1–3)

130 (23.59)

Comorbidity

Ā Hypertension

249 (45.19)

Ā AF

72 (13.07)

Ā CHD

88 (15.97)

Ā DM

64 (11.62)

Ā COPD

177 (32.12)

Ā Thrombosis in lower extremities

124 (22.5)

Ā Cancers

69 (12.52)

Laboratory indicators

Ā WBC

7.86 ± 3.64

Ā NGC

0.72 ± 0.18

Ā RBC

4.04 ± 0.66

Ā HGB

122.03 ± 19.89

Ā PLT

206.04 ± 75.34

Ā ALB

36.35 ± 4.51

Ā D_D

5.51 ± 5.79

Blood gas indicators

Ā PH

7.43 ± 0.06

Ā PPO

85.99 ± 32.15

Ā PPOCD

40.7 ± 12.97

Ā LAC

2.07 ± 5.84

Ultrasonic indicators

Ā PAP (Class 1–3)

340 (61.71)

Ā TTVR (Class 1–3)

196 (35.57)

  1. Abbreviations: AF: atrial fibrillation; CHD: coronary heart disease: DM: diabetes mellitus; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; WBC, white blood cell; NGC, neutrophilic granulocyte, RBC, red blood cell; HGB, hemoglobin; PLT, platelet; ALB, Albumin; D_D, D-dimer; PPO, arterial oxygen tension; PPOCD, arterial carbon dioxide tension; LAC, lactic acid; PAP, pulmonary artery pressure; TTVR, Three tip valve regurgitation.