Table 1 Characteristics of study participants in the Ugandan DVT study, 2012

Age

45 years (20–83)

Duration of operation

Mean 82 minutes (45–170)

Duration of immobilization

≥3–64 days

Mean 3.4 days

Risk factors for DVT

Steroids use

12

Cancer diagnosis

26

Leg varices

2

Non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus

5

Smoking

10

HIV seropositive

10

BMI

<18.5

2

18.5–25

30

25.1–30

31

>30

2

Number of risk factors per patient

1

34

2

11

3

5