Journal of Current Surgery, ISSN 1927-1298 print, 1927-1301 online, Open Access
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Original Article

Volume 12, Number 2, December 2022, pages 38-44


Prevalence and Associated Factors of Post-Thrombotic Syndrome in Patients With Deep Vein Thrombosis

Figure

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Villalta score.

Tables

Table 1. Gender Distribution of DVT Patients
 
FrequencyPercentage
DVT: deep vein thrombosis.
Male2328.8
Female5771.2
Total80100.0

 

Table 2. Prevalence of PTS
 
PTS presenceFrequencyPercentage
PTS: post-thrombotic syndrome.
No4455
Present3645
Total80100

 

Table 3. Association With Age and BMI
 
NMeanSDSE95% CI for meanMinimum
Lower boundUpper bound
SD: standard deviation; SE: standard error; CI: confidence interval; BMI: body mass index.
Age
  No4449.5614.4032.19645.1353.9918
  Present3652.0612.8602.14347.7056.4122
  Total8050.713.6921.54047.6353.7618
Income
  No2226,454.559,698.9312,067.81922,154.2830,754.816,000
  Present1430,857.1413,427.0523,588.53023,104.5938,609.697,000
  Total3628,166.6711,320.0201,886.67024,336.5231,996.816,000
Age at onset
  No4445.3715.8462.41640.5050.2516
  Present3647.0313.9952.36642.2251.8419
  Total8046.1214.9711.69542.7449.4916
BMI
  No4424.4264.29710.655323.10325.74817.6
  Present3626.4495.53530.935624.54728.35018.2
  Total8025.3334.96250.561924.21426.45217.6

 

Table 4. Site vs. PTS Presence
 
PTS presence
NoPresent
P value = 0.002. PTS: post-thrombotic syndrome.
Site
  Distal247
  Proximal2029
Total4436

 

Table 5. Nature of DVT vs. PTS Presence
 
PTS presence
NoPresent
P = 0.14. DVT: deep vein thrombosis; PTS: post-thrombotic syndrome.
Nature of DVT
  Unprovoked2728
  Provoked178
Total4436

 

Table 6. Stockings vs. PTS presence
 
PTS presence
NoPresent
P value = 0.61. PTS: post-thrombotic syndrome.
Stockings
  Never2517
  Less than 6/12 or occasionally1111
  More than 6/12 or regularly88
Total4436