Obesity as a risk factor in venous thromboembolism - 18/08/11
, Afzal Beemath, MD a, Ronald E. Olson, PhD c
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Purpose |
Whether obesity is an independent risk factor for pulmonary embolism or deep venous thrombosis has not been fully determined.
Methods |
We used the database of the National Hospital Discharge Survey to further investigate the potential risk of obesity in venous thromboembolic disease.
Results |
The relative risk of deep venous thrombosis, comparing obese patients with non-obese patients, was 2.50 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 2.49-2.51). The relative risk of pulmonary embolism was 2.21 (95% CI = 2.20-2.23). Obese females had a greater relative risk for deep venous thrombosis than obese males, 2.75 (95% CI = 2.74-2.76) versus 2.02 (95% CI = 2.01-2.04). Obesity had the greatest impact on both men and women aged less than 40 years.
Conclusion |
The data indicate that obesity is a risk factor for venous thromboembolic disease in men as well as women.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Pulmonary embolism, Deep venous thrombosis, Venous thromboembolism, Obesity
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Vol 118 - N° 9
P. 978-980 - septembre 2005 Retour au numéro
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