Table 3

Risk of venous thrombosis for high or low levels of protein S

OR (95% CI)*
Patients, n (%)Controls, n (%)OverallOverall minusOverall minus
Total      
 Free protein S antigen      
  >97.5th percentile (>139 U/dL) 88 (4.3) 83 (2.9 1.55 (1.14-2.11) 1.81 (1.31-2.50 5.82 (3.14-10.78) 
  97.5th-2.5th percentile (53-139 U/dL) 1937 (94) 2705 (95) Reference Reference Reference 
  <2.5th percentile (<53 U/dL) 44 (2.1) 70 (2.4) 0.82 (0.56-1.21) 1.51 (0.82-2.78) 1.04 (0.54-2.01) 
 Total protein S antigen      
  >97.5th percentile (>146 U/dL) 42 (2.0) 72 (2.5) 0.82 (0.56-1.21) 1.00 (0.66-1.53) 1.02 (0.62-1.68) 
  97.5th-2.5th percentile (68-146 U/dL)      
  <2.5th percentile (<68 U/dL) 50 (2.4) 72 (2.5) 0.92 (0.63-1.33) 1.34 (0.74-2.44) 1.49 (0.71-3.11) 
Unprovoked      
 Free protein S antigen      
  >97.5th percentile (>139 U/dL) 33 (6) 83 (2.9) 1.74 (1.13-2.67) 1.72 (1.12-2.65) 1.86 (1.19-2.89) 
  97.5th-2.5th percentile (53-139 U/dL) 504 2705 (95) Reference Reference Reference 
  <2.5th percentile (<53 U/dL) 8 (1.5) 70 (2.4) 1.77 (0.84-3.71) 2.31 (1.06-5.05) 1.80 (0.80-4.01) 
 Total protein S antigen      
  >97.5th percentile (>146 U/dL) 16 (2.9) 72 (2.5) 1.21 (0.70-2.10) 1.15 (0.66-2.00) 1.14 (0.65-2.00) 
  97.5th-2.5th percentile (68-146 U/dL) 524 (94) 2766 (95) Reference Reference Reference 
  <2.5th percentile (<68 U/dL) 19 (3.4) 72 (2.5) 1.19 (0.55-2.57) 1.59 (0.71-3.58) 1.75 (0.79-3.85) 
Provoked§      
 Free protein S antigen      
  >97.5th percentile (>139 U/dL) 55 (3.8) 83 (2.9) 1.61 (1.12-2.30) 3.62 (2.20-5.96)  
  97.5th-2.5th percentile (53-139 U/dL) 1390 (94) 2705 (95) Reference Reference Reference 
  <2.5th percentile (<53 U/dL) 35 (2.4) 70 (2.4) 0.69 (0.45-1.05 1.17 (0.53-2.58) 1.08 (0.49-2.39) 
 Total protein S antigen      
  >97.5th percentile (>146 U/dL) 25 (1.7) 72 (2.5) 0.74 (0.47-1.18) 0.95 (0.56-1.59) 1.05 (0.60-1.83) 
  97.5th-2.5th percentile (68-146 U/dL) 1431 (96) 2766 (95) Reference Reference Reference 
  <2.5th percentile (<68 U/dL) 39 (2.6) 72 (2.5) 0.78 (0.52-2.43) 1.14 (0.54-2.53) 1.26 (0.55-2.91) 
OR (95% CI)*
Patients, n (%)Controls, n (%)OverallOverall minusOverall minus
Total      
 Free protein S antigen      
  >97.5th percentile (>139 U/dL) 88 (4.3) 83 (2.9 1.55 (1.14-2.11) 1.81 (1.31-2.50 5.82 (3.14-10.78) 
  97.5th-2.5th percentile (53-139 U/dL) 1937 (94) 2705 (95) Reference Reference Reference 
  <2.5th percentile (<53 U/dL) 44 (2.1) 70 (2.4) 0.82 (0.56-1.21) 1.51 (0.82-2.78) 1.04 (0.54-2.01) 
 Total protein S antigen      
  >97.5th percentile (>146 U/dL) 42 (2.0) 72 (2.5) 0.82 (0.56-1.21) 1.00 (0.66-1.53) 1.02 (0.62-1.68) 
  97.5th-2.5th percentile (68-146 U/dL)      
  <2.5th percentile (<68 U/dL) 50 (2.4) 72 (2.5) 0.92 (0.63-1.33) 1.34 (0.74-2.44) 1.49 (0.71-3.11) 
Unprovoked      
 Free protein S antigen      
  >97.5th percentile (>139 U/dL) 33 (6) 83 (2.9) 1.74 (1.13-2.67) 1.72 (1.12-2.65) 1.86 (1.19-2.89) 
  97.5th-2.5th percentile (53-139 U/dL) 504 2705 (95) Reference Reference Reference 
  <2.5th percentile (<53 U/dL) 8 (1.5) 70 (2.4) 1.77 (0.84-3.71) 2.31 (1.06-5.05) 1.80 (0.80-4.01) 
 Total protein S antigen      
  >97.5th percentile (>146 U/dL) 16 (2.9) 72 (2.5) 1.21 (0.70-2.10) 1.15 (0.66-2.00) 1.14 (0.65-2.00) 
  97.5th-2.5th percentile (68-146 U/dL) 524 (94) 2766 (95) Reference Reference Reference 
  <2.5th percentile (<68 U/dL) 19 (3.4) 72 (2.5) 1.19 (0.55-2.57) 1.59 (0.71-3.58) 1.75 (0.79-3.85) 
Provoked§      
 Free protein S antigen      
  >97.5th percentile (>139 U/dL) 55 (3.8) 83 (2.9) 1.61 (1.12-2.30) 3.62 (2.20-5.96)  
  97.5th-2.5th percentile (53-139 U/dL) 1390 (94) 2705 (95) Reference Reference Reference 
  <2.5th percentile (<53 U/dL) 35 (2.4) 70 (2.4) 0.69 (0.45-1.05 1.17 (0.53-2.58) 1.08 (0.49-2.39) 
 Total protein S antigen      
  >97.5th percentile (>146 U/dL) 25 (1.7) 72 (2.5) 0.74 (0.47-1.18) 0.95 (0.56-1.59) 1.05 (0.60-1.83) 
  97.5th-2.5th percentile (68-146 U/dL) 1431 (96) 2766 (95) Reference Reference Reference 
  <2.5th percentile (<68 U/dL) 39 (2.6) 72 (2.5) 0.78 (0.52-2.43) 1.14 (0.54-2.53) 1.26 (0.55-2.91) 
*

Adjusted for age and gender.

Estrogen users or pregnancy/puerperium.

Minus estrogen users or pregnancy/puerperium; control group confined to random digit dialing subjects only.

§

Provoked venous thrombosis classified as thrombosis due to trauma, plaster cast use, surgery, pregnancy/puerperium, or immobilization, within 3 months prior to the index date, >4 hours of traveling by air, train, bus, or car in the 8 weeks before the index date, estrogen/progestogen use at time of the index date, and diagnosis of malignancy within 5 years.

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