Table 4 The association of demographic and clinical variables on occurrence of pulmonary embolism (PE) among patients with venous thromboembolism (VTE) assessed by logistic regression analysis.

From: Perioperative symptomatic venous thromboembolism after immediate chemoprophylaxis in patients with pelvic and lower-extremity fractures

Variables

Univariable

Multivariable

Odds ratio

95% C.I.

P-value

Odds ratio

95% C.I.

P-value

Age

1.00

0.97–1.03

0.924

   

Body mass index

1.01

0.89–1.15

0.853

   

Sex (Female)

0.21

0.06–0.74

0.015

0.16

0.03–0.71

0.017

Open fracture (vs closed)

0.50

0.13–1.98

0.326

   

Multiple fracture (vs single)

2.54

0.60–10.70

0.205

   

Injury severity score (>8)

2.94

0.25–35.06

0.394

   

Below knee fracture (vs above knee fracture)

0.27

0.07–1.01

0.052

0.20

0.04–0.89

0.035

Charlson comorbidity index

0.92

0.67–1.26

0.606

   

External fixation (yes)

0.50

0.13–1.98

0.326

   
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