Table 3.

Estimates used to calculate the effect of thrombophilia testing for patients with VTE

Prevalence, median % (min-max)RR for VTE recurrence, positive vs negative (95% CI)Treatment effect for VTE recurrence, RR (95% CI)Treatment effect major bleeding, RR (95% CI)
Any thrombophilia 38.0 (21.6-59.5) 1.65 (1.28-2.47) 0.15 (0.10-0.23) 2.17 (1.40-3.35) 
FVL homozygous 1.5 (0.3-3.1) 2.10 (1.09-4.06)   
FVL heterozygous 17.5 (4.1-34.8) 1.36 (1.19-1.57)   
PGM 6.1 (1.4-16.3) 1.34 (1.05-1.71)   
Antithrombin (AT) deficiency 2.2 (0.2-8.7) 2.07 (1.50-2.87)   
Protein C (PC) deficiency 2.5 (0.7-8.6) 2.13 (1.26-3.59)   
Protein S (PS) deficiency 2.3 (0.7-7.3) 1.30 (0.87-1.94)   
AT, PC, or PS deficiency 7.0 (2.5-18.4) 1.62 (1.17-2.23)   
APLA 9.7 (1.9-19.4) 1.92 (0.99-3.72)   
Prevalence, median % (min-max)RR for VTE recurrence, positive vs negative (95% CI)Treatment effect for VTE recurrence, RR (95% CI)Treatment effect major bleeding, RR (95% CI)
Any thrombophilia 38.0 (21.6-59.5) 1.65 (1.28-2.47) 0.15 (0.10-0.23) 2.17 (1.40-3.35) 
FVL homozygous 1.5 (0.3-3.1) 2.10 (1.09-4.06)   
FVL heterozygous 17.5 (4.1-34.8) 1.36 (1.19-1.57)   
PGM 6.1 (1.4-16.3) 1.34 (1.05-1.71)   
Antithrombin (AT) deficiency 2.2 (0.2-8.7) 2.07 (1.50-2.87)   
Protein C (PC) deficiency 2.5 (0.7-8.6) 2.13 (1.26-3.59)   
Protein S (PS) deficiency 2.3 (0.7-7.3) 1.30 (0.87-1.94)   
AT, PC, or PS deficiency 7.0 (2.5-18.4) 1.62 (1.17-2.23)   
APLA 9.7 (1.9-19.4) 1.92 (0.99-3.72)   

APLA, antiphospholipid antibody (including lupus anticoagulant).

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