Table 1 - General data and comorbidities of patients with upper-extremity deep vein thrombosis


Characteristic n %
Gender Male 29 55.8
Female 23 44.2
Affected side Right 25 49.0
Left 27 51.0
Type of case Surgical 30 57.6
Clinical 17 32.7
Spontaneous 5 9.6
Comorbidities Smoking 31 60.5
Hypertension 29 56.8
Bedridden 23 44.8
Surgery 17 32.7
CCI 14 26.8
Obesity 12 24.0
Diabetes 10 18.6
Nephropathy 9 17.1
CVA 6 11.9
Pulmonary embolism 4 8.0
Angina 3 4.8
Fracture 2 2.9
Myocardial infarction 1 2.4
CCI = congestive cardiac insufficiency; CVA = cerebral vascular accident.

J Vasc Br 2005;4(3):275-82