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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with DVT (n = 91)

From: Drug-related problems and potential contributing factors in the management of deep vein thrombosis

Patient characteristics

n

(%)

Sex

Female

53

(58.2)

Male

38

(41.8)

Age (years)

16–22

4

(4.4)

23–29

25

(27.5)

30–36

23

(25.3)

37–43

11

(12.1)

44–50

7

(7.7)

51–57

10

(11.0)

58–64

3

(3.3)

65–71

8

(8.8)

Co-morbidities

Cancer

14

(15.4)

HIV/AIDSa

10

(11.0)

Hypertension

7

(7.7)

Anemia

6

(6.6)

Othersc

16

(17.6)

Number of prescribed drugs/patient

Less than 3

55

(60.4)

Greater or equal to 3

36

(39.6)

Number of patients with concomitant drugs (n = 38)

Drugs that ↑INRb

21

(55.3)

Drugs that ↓INR

13

(34.2)

Drugs that ↑ or ↓INR

4

(10.5)

  1. aHIV/AIDS: Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
  2. bINR: International normalized ratio
  3. cOthers include venous insufficiency, pulmonary tuberculosis, heart failure, diabetes mellitus, and dyslipidemia