Table 1.

Comparison of the incidence of factor V mutations in the PROWESS*study to the general population



Incidence of factor V mutation

FV Leiden
FV Cambridge
FV Hong Kong
PROWESS study    
    All patients 4.1% (65/1601) 0.13% (2/1582) 0.06% (1/1582) 
        Caucasians   4.6% (61/1315)   0.15% (2/1301)   0% (0/1301)  
        Western Asians 9.1% (1/11) 0% (0/10) 0% (0/10) 
        East/Southeast Asians   0% (0/18)   0% (0/17)   5.9% (1/17)  
General population7,32,33,47     
    Caucasians 4%-6% Rare (<0.5%) Rare8,33  
    Western Asians   2%-4%   None reported  None reported33  
    East/Southeast Asians
 
∼0%
 
None reported8,9 
 
3%-5%
 


Incidence of factor V mutation

FV Leiden
FV Cambridge
FV Hong Kong
PROWESS study    
    All patients 4.1% (65/1601) 0.13% (2/1582) 0.06% (1/1582) 
        Caucasians   4.6% (61/1315)   0.15% (2/1301)   0% (0/1301)  
        Western Asians 9.1% (1/11) 0% (0/10) 0% (0/10) 
        East/Southeast Asians   0% (0/18)   0% (0/17)   5.9% (1/17)  
General population7,32,33,47     
    Caucasians 4%-6% Rare (<0.5%) Rare8,33  
    Western Asians   2%-4%   None reported  None reported33  
    East/Southeast Asians
 
∼0%
 
None reported8,9 
 
3%-5%
 
*

Patients in the PROWESS study with Factor V mutations were all heterozygous.

The remaining 3 FV Leiden carriers were enrolled from North America with either Hispanic or African ancestry.

Western Asians defined in the PROWESS study to include patients from Pakistan and the India subcontinent.

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