Table 1 Baseline characteristics for the cohort of patients with acute PE

Age at Diagnosis (69)

55 [43–72]

60 [53.5–69.8]

50 [42.5–72]

0.11

Female Gender (69)

33 (48)

6 (42.86)

27 (49.09)

0.77

Body Mass Index (69)

27 [23–28]

26.5 [22.2–27]

27 [23–28]

0.42

 Systolic Blood Pressure (66)

118 [107–137]

111 [99.5–144.8]

118 [109–136.5]

0.38

 Diastolic Blood Pressure (66)

73 [61.5–81.5]

65 [60.8–71]

75.5 [63.5–83.8]

0.08

 Heart Rate (66)

94 [84–111.5]

115 [102.2–125.5]

90 [81.8–105.8]

0.02

 Respiratory Rate (66)

20 [18–24]

24 [21.5–28]

20 [18–24]

0.01

 Fraction of Inspired Oxygen (69)

0.2 [0.2–0.3]

0.3 [0.2–0.4]

0.2 [0.2–0.3]

0.01

 Troponin T level (ng/mL) (23)

0.1 [0–0.3]

0.6 [0.5–0.7]

0.1 [0–0.2]

<0.01

 Essential Hypertension (69)

25 (36.23)

9 (64.29)

16 (29.09)

0.03

 Type II Diabetes (69)

4 (5.8)

1 (7.14)

3 (5.45)

>0.99

 Hypothyroidism (69)

6 (8.7)

1 (7.14)

5 (9.09)

>0.99

 Chronic Kidney Disease (69)

3 (4.35)

1 (7.14)

2 (3.64)

0.5

 Previous Venous Thromboembolism (69)

9 (13.04)

0 (0)

9 (16.36)

0.19

 Connective Tissue Disease (69)

2 (2.9)

1 (7.14)

1 (1.82)

0.37

 Active Malignancy (69)

20 (28.99)

8 (57.14)

12 (21.82)

0.02

 Orthopedic Fracture or Injury (69)

5 (7.25)

0 (0)

5 (9.09)

0.58

 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (69)

5 (7.25)

3 (21.43)

2 (3.64)

0.05

 NYHA class1

2 (2.9)

0 (0)

2 (3.64)

 NYHA class2

5 (7.25)

1 (7.14)

4 (7.27)

 NYHA class3

15 (21.74)

1 (7.14)

14 (25.45)

 NYHA class4

47 (68.12)

12 (85.71)

35 (63.64)

Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index (PESI) class (69)

<0.01

 Class 1

32 (46.38)

1 (7.14)

31 (56.36)

 Class 2

10 (14.49)

2 (14.29)

8 (14.55)

 Class 3

17 (24.64)

5 (35.71)

12 (21.82)

 Class 4

10 (14.49)

6 (42.86)

4 (7.27)