Table 1.

Patient characteristics

CharacteristicN = 581
n (%)
Age at thrombosis (y), mean ± SD 64.2 ± 11.4 
Sex  
Female 211 (36.4) 
Male 368 (63.6) 
Comorbidities  
Cirrhosis 257 (44.2) 
Previous major hemorrhage 67 (11.5) 
Abdominal surgery in past 3 mo 35 (6.0) 
Previous VTE 30 (5.2) 
Cancer diagnosis   
Hepatobiliary 321 (55.2) 
Pancreatic 128 (22.0) 
Colorectal 31 (5.3) 
Lymphoma 23 (4.0) 
Stomach 17 (2.9) 
Breast 15 (2.6) 
Leukemia 13 (2.2) 
Kidney 11 (1.9) 
Prostate 8 (1.4) 
Esophageal 5 (0.9) 
Lung 5 (0.9) 
Small intestine 5 (0.9) 
Endometrial 4 (0.7) 
Melanoma 4 (0.7) 
Ovarian 4 (0.7) 
Sarcoma 4 (0.7) 
Bladder 3 (0.5) 
Head and neck 3 (0.5) 
Myeloma 2 (0.3) 
Nonmelanoma skin 1 (0.2) 
Thyroid 1 (0.2) 
Other 23 (4.0) 
Cancer stage (n = 560)  
Local 133 (23.8) 
Locally advanced 199 (35.5) 
Metastatic 228 (40.7) 
Cancer status  
Active (diagnosed or treated within last 6 mo) 525 (92.8) 
In remission 41 (7.2) 
Medications at time of SpVT  
Antiplatelet 113 (19.4) 
Anticoagulant 32 (5.5) 
Systemic cancer therapy 116 (20.0) 
Thrombosis location   
Portal vein 519 (89.3) 
Hepatic vein 35 (6.0) 
Splenic vein 66 (11.4) 
Superior mesenteric vein 119 (20.5) 
Inferior mesenteric vein 6 (1.0) 
Extent of SpVT (n = 387)  
Completely occlusive 123 (31.8) 
Partially occlusive 264 (68.2) 
Type of SpVT  
Bland 408 (70.6) 
Tumor 115 (19.9) 
Mixed 32 (5.5) 
Uncertain 23 (4.0) 
Presenting signs or symptoms of SpVT   
Abdominal pain 246 (42.3) 
Nausea or vomiting 49 (8.4) 
Ascites 57 (9.8) 
Jaundice 46 (7.9) 
Abnormal liver function tests 66 (11.4) 
GI bleed 27 (4.6) 
Ischemic bowel 4 (0.7) 
Incidental finding 190 (32.7) 
Other 147 (25.3) 
Concurrently diagnosed usual-site VTE  
DVT 15 (2.6) 
PE 14 (2.4) 
Baseline laboratory results, mean ± SD  
Hemoglobin (g/dL) 10.8 ± 2.1 
Platelets (K/μL) 194 ± 137 
Creatinine (mg/dL) 1.1 ± 0.8 
Prothrombin time (s) 18.3 ± 13.2 
Partial thromboplastin time (s) 47.7 ± 32.3 
Treatment within 2 wk of diagnosis  
Therapeutic anticoagulation 228 (39.2) 
Unfractionated heparin 33 (14.5) 
Warfarin 42 (18.4) 
LMWH 98 (43.0) 
DOAC 55 (24.1) 
Fondaparinux 0 (0.0) 
Mechanical thrombectomy 23 (4.0) 
Baseline platelet count  
≥100 × 103/μL 310 (60.6) 
75 × 103/μL - 99 × 103/μL 65 (12.7) 
50 × 103/μL - 74 × 103/μL 72 (14.1) 
<50 × 103/μL 65 (12.7) 
CharacteristicN = 581
n (%)
Age at thrombosis (y), mean ± SD 64.2 ± 11.4 
Sex  
Female 211 (36.4) 
Male 368 (63.6) 
Comorbidities  
Cirrhosis 257 (44.2) 
Previous major hemorrhage 67 (11.5) 
Abdominal surgery in past 3 mo 35 (6.0) 
Previous VTE 30 (5.2) 
Cancer diagnosis   
Hepatobiliary 321 (55.2) 
Pancreatic 128 (22.0) 
Colorectal 31 (5.3) 
Lymphoma 23 (4.0) 
Stomach 17 (2.9) 
Breast 15 (2.6) 
Leukemia 13 (2.2) 
Kidney 11 (1.9) 
Prostate 8 (1.4) 
Esophageal 5 (0.9) 
Lung 5 (0.9) 
Small intestine 5 (0.9) 
Endometrial 4 (0.7) 
Melanoma 4 (0.7) 
Ovarian 4 (0.7) 
Sarcoma 4 (0.7) 
Bladder 3 (0.5) 
Head and neck 3 (0.5) 
Myeloma 2 (0.3) 
Nonmelanoma skin 1 (0.2) 
Thyroid 1 (0.2) 
Other 23 (4.0) 
Cancer stage (n = 560)  
Local 133 (23.8) 
Locally advanced 199 (35.5) 
Metastatic 228 (40.7) 
Cancer status  
Active (diagnosed or treated within last 6 mo) 525 (92.8) 
In remission 41 (7.2) 
Medications at time of SpVT  
Antiplatelet 113 (19.4) 
Anticoagulant 32 (5.5) 
Systemic cancer therapy 116 (20.0) 
Thrombosis location   
Portal vein 519 (89.3) 
Hepatic vein 35 (6.0) 
Splenic vein 66 (11.4) 
Superior mesenteric vein 119 (20.5) 
Inferior mesenteric vein 6 (1.0) 
Extent of SpVT (n = 387)  
Completely occlusive 123 (31.8) 
Partially occlusive 264 (68.2) 
Type of SpVT  
Bland 408 (70.6) 
Tumor 115 (19.9) 
Mixed 32 (5.5) 
Uncertain 23 (4.0) 
Presenting signs or symptoms of SpVT   
Abdominal pain 246 (42.3) 
Nausea or vomiting 49 (8.4) 
Ascites 57 (9.8) 
Jaundice 46 (7.9) 
Abnormal liver function tests 66 (11.4) 
GI bleed 27 (4.6) 
Ischemic bowel 4 (0.7) 
Incidental finding 190 (32.7) 
Other 147 (25.3) 
Concurrently diagnosed usual-site VTE  
DVT 15 (2.6) 
PE 14 (2.4) 
Baseline laboratory results, mean ± SD  
Hemoglobin (g/dL) 10.8 ± 2.1 
Platelets (K/μL) 194 ± 137 
Creatinine (mg/dL) 1.1 ± 0.8 
Prothrombin time (s) 18.3 ± 13.2 
Partial thromboplastin time (s) 47.7 ± 32.3 
Treatment within 2 wk of diagnosis  
Therapeutic anticoagulation 228 (39.2) 
Unfractionated heparin 33 (14.5) 
Warfarin 42 (18.4) 
LMWH 98 (43.0) 
DOAC 55 (24.1) 
Fondaparinux 0 (0.0) 
Mechanical thrombectomy 23 (4.0) 
Baseline platelet count  
≥100 × 103/μL 310 (60.6) 
75 × 103/μL - 99 × 103/μL 65 (12.7) 
50 × 103/μL - 74 × 103/μL 72 (14.1) 
<50 × 103/μL 65 (12.7) 

DOAC, direct oral anticoagulant; DVT, deep vein thrombosis; LMWH, low molecular weight heparin; PE, pulmonary embolism; SD, standard deviation.

Patients can have multiple attributes, and thus totals may sum to more than 100%.

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