Table 1

Characteristics of men and women with a first episode of venous thrombosis

Women, n = 523Men, n = 293P
First venous thrombosis    
    Mean age at onset, (SD), y 34 (15) 44 (15) < .001 
    Unprovoked, no. (%) 133 (25) 217 (74) < .001 
    Condition that provoked thrombosis, no. (%)    
        Oral contraceptives, no. (%) 114 (22)   
        Pregnancy/puerperium, no. (%) 121 (23)   
        Surgery, trauma, immobilization, no. (%) 148 (28) 74 (25) .39 
        Malignancy, no. (%) 7 (1) 2 (1) .50 
Prevalence thrombophilic defects*    
    Antithrombin deficiency, less than 70 IU/dL, no. (%) 22 (4) 11 (4) .89 
    Protein C deficiency, less than 65 IU/dL, no. (%) 49 (11) 38 (15) .14 
    Protein S deficiency, less than 65 IU/dL, no. (%) 58 (13) 34 (13) .85 
    FV Leiden, no. (%) 249 (48) 127 (43) .26 
    FVIII more than 150 IU/dL, no. (%) 281 (61) 166 (64) .39 
    Prothrombin 20210G>A, no. (%) 88 (17) 48 (17) .999 
Women, n = 523Men, n = 293P
First venous thrombosis    
    Mean age at onset, (SD), y 34 (15) 44 (15) < .001 
    Unprovoked, no. (%) 133 (25) 217 (74) < .001 
    Condition that provoked thrombosis, no. (%)    
        Oral contraceptives, no. (%) 114 (22)   
        Pregnancy/puerperium, no. (%) 121 (23)   
        Surgery, trauma, immobilization, no. (%) 148 (28) 74 (25) .39 
        Malignancy, no. (%) 7 (1) 2 (1) .50 
Prevalence thrombophilic defects*    
    Antithrombin deficiency, less than 70 IU/dL, no. (%) 22 (4) 11 (4) .89 
    Protein C deficiency, less than 65 IU/dL, no. (%) 49 (11) 38 (15) .14 
    Protein S deficiency, less than 65 IU/dL, no. (%) 58 (13) 34 (13) .85 
    FV Leiden, no. (%) 249 (48) 127 (43) .26 
    FVIII more than 150 IU/dL, no. (%) 281 (61) 166 (64) .39 
    Prothrombin 20210G>A, no. (%) 88 (17) 48 (17) .999 
*

Numbers of women/men tested for antithrombin, protein C, protein S, factor V Leiden, elevated FVIII, and prothrombin 20210G>A were 513/288, 452/254, 461/254, 517/290, 462/258, and 506/281, respectively.

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