title: Risk Characteristics of Venous Thromboembolism in Chinese Patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  There is little report concerning risk characteristics of Chinese patients with venous thromboembolism (VTE). The present study was designed to investigate the risk characteristics in Chinese patients with VTE through a retrospective study.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 1048 registry patients with VTE in the recent 10 years were analyzed retrospectively with respect to underlying diseases or predisposing factors.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The incidence of VTE in both male and female has been increasing in the recent 10 years. A total of 885 patients were aged more than 50 years, and the mean age of the patients at diagnosis was 58.8 ± 15.7 years. Main risk factors were a prolonged immobilization and malignant tumors, which were different from Western patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This registry demonstrated the different risk characteristics in Chinese patients compared to Western patients. Our results will be available for establishing the prevention of VTE in China.
authors: Department of Respiratory Disease, The Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Hangzhou 310006, Zhejiang Province, China.
authors: Hua
authors: H
authors: Wang
authors: Department of Respiratory Disease, The Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Hangzhou 310006, Zhejiang Province, China.
authors: Jian
authors: J
authors: Ye
authors: Department of Respiratory Disease, The Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Hangzhou 310006, Zhejiang Province, China.
authors: Limin
authors: L
authors: Wang
authors: Department of Respiratory Disease, The Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Hangzhou 310006, Zhejiang Province, China wzkingfdu@163.com.
authors: Weizhong
authors: W
authors: Jin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People; D005260:Female; D019337:Hematologic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012042:Registries; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D054556:Venous Thromboembolism / Q000208:ethnology / Q000209:etiology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: deep venous thrombosis; pulmonary embolism; thrombosis