Is Infection an Independent Risk Factor for Venous Thromboembolism? A Population-Based, Case-Control Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The independent association of recent infection with venous thromboembolism is uncertain. The study aims were to test both overall infection (site unspecified) and specific infection sites as potential risk factors for deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism adjusting for other known venous thromboembolism factors.

Methods

By using Rochester Epidemiology Project resources, we identified all Olmsted County, Minnesota, residents with objectively diagnosed incident deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism over the 13-year period 1988 to 2000 (cases; n = 1303) and 1 to 2 residents without venous thromboembolism matched to each case on age, sex, and incident venous thromboembolism date (controls; n = 1494). Using conditional logistic regression, we tested recent

SUBMITTER: Cohoon KP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5817009 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature