Table 1 Patient characteristics
Variable | Admitted (n = 58) | Discharged (n = 135) | P |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, years, mean (SD) | 65.23 (12.48) | 61.51 (11.70) | 0.756 |
Sex, no. (%) | 0.641 | ||
 Male | 32 (55) | 79 (59) |  |
 Female | 26 (45) | 56 (41) |  |
Race/ethnicity, no. (%) | 0.113 | ||
 Non-Hispanic white | 46 (79) | 93 (69) |  |
 Hispanic | 2 (3) | 15 (11) |  |
 Black | 9 (16) | 18 (13) |  |
 Other | 1 (2) | 9 (7) |  |
Cancer type, no. (%) | 0.121 | ||
 Liquida | 9 (16) | 10 (7) |  |
 Solid | 49 (84) | 125 (93) |  |
Cancer stage, no. (%) | 0.086 | ||
 IV | 51 (88) | 93 (69) |  |
 III | 3 (5) | 20 (15) |  |
 II | 3 (5) | 11 (8) |  |
 I | 1 (2) | 11 (8) |  |
ECOG PS, no. (%) | 0.009* | ||
 4 | 3 (5) | 0 (0) |  |
 3 | 6 (10) | 7 (5) |  |
 2 | 19 (33) | 47 (35) |  |
 1 | 28 (48) | 69 (52) |  |
 0 | 2 (3) | 13 (10) |  |
Charlson comorbidity index (age unadjusted), mean (SD) | 6.01 (1.63) | 6.28 (1.33) | 0.490 |
Tachycardia (>100 beats/min), no. (%) | Â | Â | 0.008* |
 Yes | 16 (28) | 15 (11) |  |
 No | 42 (72) | 120 (89) |  |
Hypotension (systolic <100Â mmHg), no. (%) | 0.610 | ||
 Yes | 1 (2) | 2 (1) |  |
 No | 57 (98) | 133 (99) |  |
Tachypnea (>20 breaths/min), no. (%) | 0.739 | ||
 Yes | 2 (3) | 5 (4) |  |
 No | 56 (97) | 130 (96) |  |
Hypoxemia (oxygen saturation <93%), no. (%) | <0.001* | ||
 Yes | 11 (19) | 1 (1) |  |
 No | 46 (81) | 134 (99) |  |
Incidental PE location, no. (%) | <0.001* | ||
 Saddle | 7 (12) | 0 (0) |  |
 Main/lobar pulmonary artery | 19 (33) | 18 (13) |  |
 Segmental | 24 (41) | 85 (63) |  |
 Subsegmental | 8 (14) | 32 (24) |  |