Table 2.

Odds ratio of venous thrombosis according to baseline D-dimer concentration, overall and in subgroups, LITE

Quintile of D-dimer (range, ng/mL)P for trend
  
 (2.0-68.5) (68.6-104.2) (104.3-159.3) (159.4-277.7) (277.8-7428.9)  
Overall venous thrombosis       
  No. of cases 38 52 66 63 88 <.0001  
  No. of controls 146 133 119 122 96  
 Age-adjusted       
  OR (95% CI) 1.0 (Reference) 1.6 (1.0-2.6) 2.3 (1.5-3.8) 2.3 (1.4-3.7) 4.2 (2.6-6.8)  
 Adjusted 1*       
  OR (95% CI) 1.0 (Reference) 1.5 (0.9-2.5) 2.3 (1.4-3.7) 2.2 (1.3-3.6) 3.9 (2.4-6.4) <.0001 
 Adjusted 2       
  OR (95% CI) 1.0 (Reference) 1.5 (0.9-2.5) 2.1 (1.2-3.5) 1.9 (1.1-3.3) 3.0 (1.7-5.2) <.0001 
Sex       
 Men       
  No. of cases 28 20 29 25 43 .001  
  OR (95% CI) 1.0 (Reference) 0.9 (0.5-1.7) 1.7 (0.9-3.3) 1.7 (0.8-3.4) 2.6 (1.4-5.1)  
 Women       
  No. of cases 10 32 37 38 45 <.0001  
  OR (95% CI) 1.0 (Reference) 3.4 (1.5-7.5) 4.1 (1.9-9.0) 4.0 (1.8-8.8)  8.3 (3.7-18.6)  
Race       
 White       
  No. of cases 32 41 53 47 60 <.0001  
  OR (95% CI) 1.0 (Reference) 1.6 (0.9-2.7) 2.4 (1.4-4.1) 2.4 (1.4-4.2) 4.1 (2.4-7.2)  
 Nonwhite       
  No. of cases 11 13 16 28 .005  
  OR (95% CI) 1.0 (Reference) 1.5 (0.5-4.8) 2.2 (0.7-7.0) 2.1 (0.7-6.3)  4.4 (1.5-13.0)  
Study       
 ARIC       
  No. of cases 34 37 37 28 33 <.0001  
  OR (95% CI) 1.0 (Reference) 1.7 (1.0-2.9) 2.2 (1.3-3.9) 2.0 (1.1-3.6) 3.4 (1.8-6.2)  
 CHS       
  No. of cases 15 29 35 55 <.0001  
  OR (95% CI) 1.0 (Reference) 1.9 (0.6-6.2)  3.5 (1.1-11.1)  3.7 (1.2-11.4)  7.2 (2.3-22.1)  
Quintile of D-dimer (range, ng/mL)P for trend
  
 (2.0-68.5) (68.6-104.2) (104.3-159.3) (159.4-277.7) (277.8-7428.9)  
Overall venous thrombosis       
  No. of cases 38 52 66 63 88 <.0001  
  No. of controls 146 133 119 122 96  
 Age-adjusted       
  OR (95% CI) 1.0 (Reference) 1.6 (1.0-2.6) 2.3 (1.5-3.8) 2.3 (1.4-3.7) 4.2 (2.6-6.8)  
 Adjusted 1*       
  OR (95% CI) 1.0 (Reference) 1.5 (0.9-2.5) 2.3 (1.4-3.7) 2.2 (1.3-3.6) 3.9 (2.4-6.4) <.0001 
 Adjusted 2       
  OR (95% CI) 1.0 (Reference) 1.5 (0.9-2.5) 2.1 (1.2-3.5) 1.9 (1.1-3.3) 3.0 (1.7-5.2) <.0001 
Sex       
 Men       
  No. of cases 28 20 29 25 43 .001  
  OR (95% CI) 1.0 (Reference) 0.9 (0.5-1.7) 1.7 (0.9-3.3) 1.7 (0.8-3.4) 2.6 (1.4-5.1)  
 Women       
  No. of cases 10 32 37 38 45 <.0001  
  OR (95% CI) 1.0 (Reference) 3.4 (1.5-7.5) 4.1 (1.9-9.0) 4.0 (1.8-8.8)  8.3 (3.7-18.6)  
Race       
 White       
  No. of cases 32 41 53 47 60 <.0001  
  OR (95% CI) 1.0 (Reference) 1.6 (0.9-2.7) 2.4 (1.4-4.1) 2.4 (1.4-4.2) 4.1 (2.4-7.2)  
 Nonwhite       
  No. of cases 11 13 16 28 .005  
  OR (95% CI) 1.0 (Reference) 1.5 (0.5-4.8) 2.2 (0.7-7.0) 2.1 (0.7-6.3)  4.4 (1.5-13.0)  
Study       
 ARIC       
  No. of cases 34 37 37 28 33 <.0001  
  OR (95% CI) 1.0 (Reference) 1.7 (1.0-2.9) 2.2 (1.3-3.9) 2.0 (1.1-3.6) 3.4 (1.8-6.2)  
 CHS       
  No. of cases 15 29 35 55 <.0001  
  OR (95% CI) 1.0 (Reference) 1.9 (0.6-6.2)  3.5 (1.1-11.1)  3.7 (1.2-11.4)  7.2 (2.3-22.1)  

Sex-, race-, and study-stratified models are adjusted for age.

OR indicates odds ratio.

*

Adjusted for age, race, sex, and BMI.

Adjusted for age, race, sex, BMI, factor VIII:c, factor V Leiden, and prothrombin 20210A.

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