Research Article

Pentraxin-3 Levels Relate to the Wells Score and Prognosis in Patients with Acute Pulmonary Embolism

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of enrolled patients.

() () value

Male/female30/1248/270.54
Age0.89
BMI (m/kg2)0.62
Tobacco use (, %)26 (61.9%)26 (34.7)0.006
Hypertension (, %)19 (45.2%)45 (60.0%)0.18
Diabetes (, %)23 (54.8%)38 (50.7%)0.70
Dyslipidemia (, %)27 (64.3%)44 (58.7%)0.69
Coronary artery disease (, %)5 (11.9%)12 (16.0%)0.59
Atrial fibrillation (, %)9 (21.4%)4 (5.3%)0.013
Cerebrovascular disease (, %)16 (38.1%)28 (37.3%)0.93
DVT (, %)24 (57.1%)23 (30.7%)0.006
Pulmonary disease (, %)23 (54.8%)47 (62.7%)0.44
Tumor (, %)8 (19.0%)11 (14.6%)0.61
Recent operation history (, %)10 (23.8%)8 (10.6%)0.067
Bone fracture (, %)7 (16.7%)12 (16.0%)0.92
Trauma (, %)4 (9.5%)9 (12.0%)0.77
Heart rate (beat/min)0.03
SBP (mmHg)0.007
DBP (mmHg)0.013
Shock or hypotension (, %)10 (23.8%)4 (5.3%)0.006
Right heart insufficiency (, %)20 (47.6%)13 (17.3%)0.001
Respiratory failure (, %)30 (71.4%)26 (34.6%)0.00
cTNT (ng/mL)1.43 ± 1.010.98 ± 0.820.01
NT-proBNP (pg/mL)0.00
D-dimer (μg/mL)0.00
GFR (mL/min)0.29

BMI: body mass index; DVT: deep vein thrombosis; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; cTNT: cardiac troponin T; NT-proBNP: N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide; GFR: glomerular filtration rate.