Demographic and predictor characteristics of cohort by VTE status
| Characteristic*† | Group; no. (%) or mean ± SD | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| All patients n = 6612 | VTE in hospital n = 106 | VTE postdischarge n = 96 | |
| Age, yr | 65.50 ± 12.7 | 68.56 ± 13.2 | 63.13 ± 11.9 |
| Sex | |||
| Female | 3096 (46.82) | 44 (41.51) | 37 (38.54) |
| Male | 3516 (53.18) | 62 (58.49) | 59 (61.46) |
| AJCC stage | |||
| I | 1718 (25.55) | 15 (13.64) | 13 (12.62) |
| II | 2287 (34.01) | 27 (24.55) | 19 (18.45) |
| III | 1774 (26.38) | 42 (38.18) | 45 (43.69) |
| IV | 723 (10.75) | 16 (14.55) | 21 (20.39) |
| Missing | 223 (3.32) | 10 (9.09) | 5 (4.85) |
| Grade | |||
| 1 | 682 (10.14) | 6 (5.45) | 10 (9.71) |
| 2 | 3289 (48.16) | 45 (40.91) | 49 (47.57) |
| 3 | 1819 (27.05) | 37 (33.64) | 29 (28.16) |
| 4 | 189 (2.81) | 7 (6.36) | 4 (3.88) |
| Not available | 796 (11.84) | 15 (13.64) | 11 (10.68) |
| Cancer type | |||
| Nonadenocarcinoma | 385 (5.72) | 12 (10.91) | 10 (9.71) |
| Adenocarcinoma | 6340 (94.28) | 98 (89.09) | 93 (90.29) |
| Other complications | |||
| No | 5078 (75.51) | 21 (19.09) | 62 (60.19) |
| Yes | 1647 (24.49) | 89 (80.91) | 41 (39.81) |
| Surgery type | |||
| Open | 5434 (80.80) | 96 (87.27) | 89 (86.41) |
| Laparoscopic | 545 (8.10) | 5 (4.55) | 8 (7.77) |
| Other | 746 (11.09) | 9 (8.18) | 6 (5.83) |
| Primary site | |||
| Colon | 2135 (31.75) | 43 (39.09) | 31 (30.10) |
| Rectum | 955 (14.20) | 15 (13.64) | 24 (23.30) |
| Other gastrointestinal | 508 (7.55) | 9 (8.18) | 16 (15.53) |
| Female genital | 1200 (17.84) | 17 (15.45) | 13 (12.62) |
| Male genital | 1169 (17.38) | 10 (9.09) | 11 (10.68) |
| Urinary system | 758 (11.27) | 16 (14.55) | 8 (7.77) |
| Treatment before surgery | |||
| Chemotherapy and radiation | 140 (2.08) | 2 (1.82) | 5 (4.85) |
| Chemotherapy | 181 (2.69) | 2 (1.82) | 2 (1.94) |
| Radiation | 68 (1.01) | 1 (0.91) | 1 (0.97) |
| Neither | 6336 (94.22) | 105 (95.45) | 95 (92.23) |
| RUB | |||
| Very high | 2236 (33.25) | 94 (85.45) | 46 (44.66) |
| High | 2190 (32.57) | 14 (12.73) | 36 (34.95) |
| Low/moderate | 2299 (34.19) | 2 (1.82) | 21 (20.39) |