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Table 2 Clinical characteristics of acute pulmonary embolism (APE) patients and non-APE patients

From: MicroRNA-134 as a potential plasma biomarker for the diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism

Characteristics

APE (n = 32)

Non-APE (n = 22)

Age (years)

54.78 ± 16.20

62.27 ± 23.33

Male/female (n/n)

15/17

10/12

Risk stratification

  

   High risk (n)

1

/

   Intermediate risk (n)

15

/

   Low risk (n)

16

/

Main clinical symptoms

  

   Dyspnea

10

22*

   Thoracic pain

11

18*

   Clinical signs of DVT

15

0*

Risk factors

  

   Cancer

4

2

   Recent surgery (< 30 days)

3

2

   Previous DVT

9

0*

   Previous PE

8

0*

  1. *, P < 0.05. DVT, Deep vein thrombosis; PE, pulmonary embolism.