Table 1.

Racial differences in the distribution of inherited thrombophilias3

Healthy individuals, %Unselected patients with VTE, %
CharacteristicAsiansCaucasiansAsiansCaucasians
Protein S deficiency 0.06-3.7 0.03-0.13 10.7-17.8 2.3 
Protein C deficiency 0.3-1.1 0.2-0.4 8.9-10.7 2.3 
Antithrombin deficiency 0-2.3 0.02 4.7-8.1 1.9 
Factor V Leiden mutation 0-0.2 4.8 18.8 
Prothrombin G20210A mutation 0-0.2 2.7 7.1 
Healthy individuals, %Unselected patients with VTE, %
CharacteristicAsiansCaucasiansAsiansCaucasians
Protein S deficiency 0.06-3.7 0.03-0.13 10.7-17.8 2.3 
Protein C deficiency 0.3-1.1 0.2-0.4 8.9-10.7 2.3 
Antithrombin deficiency 0-2.3 0.02 4.7-8.1 1.9 
Factor V Leiden mutation 0-0.2 4.8 18.8 
Prothrombin G20210A mutation 0-0.2 2.7 7.1 
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