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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
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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
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