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Table 2 Gender distribution of the study population for deep vein thrombosis, and pulmonary embolism prevalence in the Korean sample population

From: Pulmonary embolism is more prevalent than deep vein thrombosis in cases of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and interstitial lung diseases

Group

Population

Cases

Prevalence

95 % CI

Population

Cases

Prevalence

95 % CI

Men

Women

Prevalence of deep vein thrombosis (1/100,000)

 General population

299,599

418

139.5

132.7–146.3

340,578

467

137.1

130.7–143.4

 COPD

8840

63

712.6

623.7–802.8

6846

37

540.6

451.3–628.3

 CTD

2009

15

746.6

529.2–895.9

5271

26

493.2

404.1–600.7

 ILD

571

2

350.2

103.2–598.5

288

3

1041.6

441.8–1634.2

Prevalence of pulmonary embolism (1/100,000)

 General population

299,599

319

106.4

100.5–112.4

340,578

406

119.2

113.3–125.1

 COPD

8840

110

1244.3

1127.4–1363.4

6846

76

1110.1

982.3–1235.3

 CTD

2009

9

447.9

285.3–569.7

5271

21

398.4

317.4–494.1

 ILD

571

12

2101.5

1503.9–2706.5

288

3

1041.6

441.8–1634.2

  1. Between January 2011 and December 2011. Summarized based on the diagnosis at the top of the list of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th edition (ICD-10) codes of respiratory diseases
  2. ILD interstitial lung disease, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, CTD connective tissue disorder