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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | The association between body mass index and pulmonary thromboembolism in an autopsy population |
Author: | Rosenfeld, H. Tsokos, M. Byard, R. |
Citation: | Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2012; 57(5):1336-1338 |
Publisher: | Amer Soc Testing Materials |
Issue Date: | 2012 |
ISSN: | 0022-1198 1556-4029 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Hannah E. Rosenfeld, Michael Tsokos and Roger W. Byard |
Abstract: | To evaluate the association between obesity and pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) in a forensic context, 160 autopsy cases of fatal PTE were compared with age- and gender-matched controls. The mean age of cases was 66 years (range 26–98 years; M⁄F 74:86). The mean body mass index (BMI) of cases with PTE was 30.88 (range 14.95–79.51), which was significantly higher than in the controls (mean BMI = 25.33; range 12.49–61.84) (p < 0.0001). Comparing the group with PTE with controls showed that five (3.1%) compared to 20 (12.5%) were underweight, 39 (24.4%) compared to 67 (41.88%) were of normal weight, 49 (30.63%) compared to 43 (26.88%) were overweight, 43 (26.88%) compared to 24(15%) were obese, and 24 (15.0%) compared to six (3.75%) were morbidly obese. In each category of above-normal BMIs, there were significantly greater numbers in the groups with PTE: overweight (p < 0.01), obese (p < 0.001), and morbidly obese (p < 0.0001). |
Keywords: | Humans Pulmonary Embolism Obesity Body Mass Index Case-Control Studies Forensic Pathology Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Middle Aged Female Male |
Rights: | © 2012 American Academy of Forensic Sciences |
DOI: | 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2012.02140.x |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1556-4029.2012.02140.x |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 5 Pathology publications |
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