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Table 2 Comparison of continuous variables in patients with and without preoperative DVTs

From: Age over 65 years and high levels of C-reactive protein are associated with the risk of preoperative deep vein thrombosis following closed distal femur fractures: a prospective cohort study

Variables

Patient without DVT

(mean ± SD) (n = 76)

Patient with DVT

(mean ± SD) (n = 84)

p value

Age (years)

51.89 ± 14.86

65.08 ± 14.42

< 0.001a*

BMI (kg/m2)

26.05 ± 4.17

26.30 ± 4.41

0.679b

HGB (g/L)

119.41 ± 15.19

115.83 ± 12.03

0.112b

RBC (109/L)

3.55 ± 0.68

3.42 ± 0.49

0.145b

WBC (109/L)

9.39 ± 3.13

9.23 ± 3.17

0.623b

PLT (109/L)

234.31 ± 85.36

266.80 ± 98.57

0.021b*

TP (g/L)

60.89 ± 6.10

59.22 ± 5.04

0.060a

ALB (g/L)

36.18 ± 5.18

34.67 ± 5.37

0.072a

ALT (U/L)

22.45 ± 13.18

33.07 ± 37.60

0.022b*

AST (U/L)

23.97 ± 15.95

28.51 ± 19.26

0.041b*

CRP (mg/L)

18.65 ± 23.22

43.31 ± 42.19

< 0.001b*

PT (s)

11.63 ± 0.88

11.88 ± 1.25

0.559b

APTT (s)

29.52 ± 3.78

29.45 ± 4.31

0.594b

FIB (g/L)

3.41 ± 0.78

3.47 ± 1.05

0.967b

D-dimer (mg/L)

1.03 ± 1.02

1.70 ± 1.65

< 0.001b*

  1. DVT deep vein thrombosis, BMI body mass index, HGB hemoglobin, RBC red blood cell, WBC white blood cell, PLT platelet, TP total protein, ALB albumin, ALT alanine transaminase, AST aspartate transaminase, CRP C-reactive protein, PT prothrombin time, APTT activated partial thromboplastin time, FIB fibrinogen
  2. *Statistical significance
  3. a Student’s t test
  4. b Mann-Whitney U test