Table 1.

Estimated prevalence of VTE by ethnicity, age, and sex.

CharacteristicsPrevalence per 1000 Patient-yrs
Race/ethnicity
  White2.40
  African American6.94
  Asian0.85
  East Asian1.43
Age, yrs
  17–441.54
  45–794.07
  ≥ 8028.95
Sex
  Male3.85
  Female2.52

  • VTE: venous thromboembolism.