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Table 3 Prevalence and adjusted ORs for thrombophilia among women with VTE

From: Genetics University of Toronto Thrombophilia Study in Women (GUTTSI): genetic and other risk factors for venous thromboembolism in women

     

Excluding women

     

with malignancy,

     

recent surgery or

 

All women

immobilization*

 

Number (%)

Number (%)

   
 

of cases with

controls with

   
 

thrombophilia

thrombophilia

Crude OR

Adjusted OR†

Adjusted OR‡

Thrombophilia factor

factor

factor

(95% CI)

(95% CI)

(95% CI)

Prothrombin (++ or +/-)

12 (9.3)

3 (2.3)

4.3 (1.2-15.6)

4.3 (1.1-17.4)

7.8 (1.0-64.2)

Factor V (+/+ or +/-)

21 (16.3)

5 (3.9)

4.8 (1.8-13.2)

3.9 (1.4-10.8)

3.6 (1.2-11.4)

MTHFR C677T (+/+)

19 (14.7)

13 (10.1)

1.5 (0.7-3.3)

1.4 (0.6-3.1)

1.1 (0.4-2.9)

MTHFR 1298C (+/+)

68 (52.7)

69 (53.5)

1.0 (0.6-1.6)

1.0 (0.6-1.7)

1.2 (0.6-2.3)

MTRR A66G (+/+)

42 (32.6)

35 (27.1)

1.3 (0.8-2.2)

1.1 (0.6-2.2)

0.9 (0.4-2.2)

Any MTHFR (+/+) or A66G MTRR (+/+)

90 (69.8)

88 (68.2)

1.1 (0.6-1.8)

1.0 (0.6-2.0)

1.1 (0.5-2.3)

Fasting plasma hyperhomocysteinemia$

46 (35.6)

5 (4.0)

13.7 (5.2-36.0)

17.8 (4.2-74.9)

11.6 (2.7-50.5)

  1. *Excludes cases with immobilization or surgery within the past 3 months, or a malignancy within the past 5 years, and their respective control individuals. †Adjusted for cigarette smoking, oestrogen exposure state and recent history of cancer. ‡Adjusted for cigarette smoking and oestrogen exposure state. $Defined as a homocysteine concentration greater than the 95th centile value in the control group. +/+, Homozygous; +/-, heterozygous.