Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population
From: Association of recurrent venous thromboembolism and circulating microRNAs
|  | Cases (recurrent VTE) (n = 39) | Controls (non-recurrent VTE) (n = 39) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age at first VTE, years | |||
 Median (IQR) | 65.3 (11.7) | 65.1 (11.9) | – |
Sex, n (%) | |||
 Male | 23 (59) | 23 (59) | – |
 Female | 16 (41) | 16 (41) |  |
BMI | |||
 Median (IQR) | 28.5 (7.6) | 25.8 (7.4) | 0.34b |
Thrombophiliaa, n (%) | |||
 Yes | 26 (67) | 16 (41) |  |
 No | 13 (33) | 21 (54) | 0.09c |
Duration of anticoagulation, days | |||
 Median (IQR) | 182 (97) | 182 (13) | 0.69b |
Smoking, n (%) | |||
 Yes | 8 (21) | 3 (8) |  |
 Earlier | 14 (36) | 18 (46) |  |
 Never | 12 (31) | 17 (44) | 0.12c |
Family history of VTE, n (%) | |||
 Yes | 11 (28) | 8 (21) | 0.25c |
 No | 27 (69) | 30 (77) |  |