Table 3.

Bleeding tendency of both carriers and noncarriers according to decreasing clotting factor level



Clotting factor level


More than 0.60 IU/mL
Between 0.41 and 0.60 IU/mL
0.40 IU/mL or below
P for trend
Small wounds     < .01  
Event/total (%)   28/233 (12)   25/64 (39)   11/60 (18)   
RR (CI)   1   3.3 (2.0-5.2)   1.5 (0.8-2.9)   
Joint bleeds     .06  
Event/total (%)   12/241 (5)   9/65 (14)   6/62 (10)   
RR (CI)   1   2.8 (1.2-6.3)   1.9 (0.8-4.9)   
Tonsillectomy     .06  
Event/total (%)   21/124 (17)   6/26 (23)   11/31 (35)   
RR (CI)   1   1.4 (0.6-3.0)   2.1 (1.1-3.9)   
Tooth extraction     < .01  
Event/total (%)   18/139 (13)   14/51 (27)   15/36 (42)   
RR (CI)   1   1.8 (1.0-3.0)   2.5 (1.5-4.2)   
Operations     < .01  
Event/total (%)   18/139 (13)   14/49 (29)   15/36 (42)   
RR (CI)   1   2.2 (1.2-4.1)   3.2 (1.8-5.7)   
Bleeding score 2 or above, RR (CI)
 
1
 
3.0 (1.5-5.8)
 
4.0 (2.1-7.7)
 
< .01
 


Clotting factor level


More than 0.60 IU/mL
Between 0.41 and 0.60 IU/mL
0.40 IU/mL or below
P for trend
Small wounds     < .01  
Event/total (%)   28/233 (12)   25/64 (39)   11/60 (18)   
RR (CI)   1   3.3 (2.0-5.2)   1.5 (0.8-2.9)   
Joint bleeds     .06  
Event/total (%)   12/241 (5)   9/65 (14)   6/62 (10)   
RR (CI)   1   2.8 (1.2-6.3)   1.9 (0.8-4.9)   
Tonsillectomy     .06  
Event/total (%)   21/124 (17)   6/26 (23)   11/31 (35)   
RR (CI)   1   1.4 (0.6-3.0)   2.1 (1.1-3.9)   
Tooth extraction     < .01  
Event/total (%)   18/139 (13)   14/51 (27)   15/36 (42)   
RR (CI)   1   1.8 (1.0-3.0)   2.5 (1.5-4.2)   
Operations     < .01  
Event/total (%)   18/139 (13)   14/49 (29)   15/36 (42)   
RR (CI)   1   2.2 (1.2-4.1)   3.2 (1.8-5.7)   
Bleeding score 2 or above, RR (CI)
 
1
 
3.0 (1.5-5.8)
 
4.0 (2.1-7.7)
 
< .01
 

Women who ever received treatment with clotting factor concentration, tranexamic acid, or desmopressin before tooth extraction, tonsillectomy, or operations were excluded from the analysis.

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