Risk factors for pulmonary embolism: a case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pulmonary embolism (PE) is characterized by a high rate of misdiagnosis and poor prognosis. This descriptive epidemiological study aimed to identify modifiable risk factors for PE through an age- and sex-matched case-control study.

Methods

The case group consisted of patients diagnosed with PE at Beijing Anzhen Hospital, within a 3-year period. Age- and sex-matched controls were randomly selected from individuals who participated in health check-ups at the same institute during the same period. Clinical variables, including histories of hypertension, diabetes, body mass index (BMI), smoking, systolic blood pressure (SBP), and obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS), were analyzed in 129 case-control pairs.

Results

In univariate analysis, significa

SUBMITTER: Yang G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11986735 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature