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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Thromb Haemost 2021; 121(06): 816-825
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1722189
Stroke, Systemic or Venous Thromboembolism

Incidence of Venous Thromboembolism in a Racially Diverse Population of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma

Aaron M. Wendelboe
1   Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Hudson College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
,
Janis Campbell
1   Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Hudson College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
,
Kai Ding
1   Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Hudson College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
,
Dale W. Bratzler
2   Department of Health Administration and Policy, Hudson College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
,
Michele G. Beckman
2   Department of Health Administration and Policy, Hudson College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
,
Nimia L. Reyes
3   Division of Blood Disorders, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
,
Gary E. Raskob
1   Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Hudson College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
› Author Affiliations Funding This study was supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Cooperative Agreement # 5U50DD000899-02). Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Abstract

Background Contemporary incidence data for venous thromboembolism (VTE) from racially diverse populations are limited. The racial distribution of Oklahoma County closely mirrors that of the United States.

Objective To evaluate VTE incidence and mortality, including demographic and racial subgroups.

Design Population-based prospective study.

Setting We conducted VTE surveillance at all relevant tertiary care facilities and outpatient clinics in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma during 2012 to 2014, using both active and passive methods. Active surveillance involved reviewing all imaging reports used to diagnose VTE. Passive surveillance entailed identifying VTE events from hospital discharge data and death certificate records.

Measurements We used Poisson regression to calculate crude, age-stratified, and age-adjusted incidence and mortality rates per 1,000 population per year and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).

Results The incidence rate of all VTE was 3.02 (2.92–3.12) for those age ≥18 years and 0.05 (0.04–0.08) for those <18 years. The age-adjusted incidence rates of all VTE, deep vein thrombosis, and pulmonary embolism were 2.47 (95% CI: 2.39–2.55), 1.47 (1.41–1.54), and 0.99 (0.93–1.04), respectively. The age-adjusted VTE incidence and the 30-day mortality rates, respectively, were 0.63 and 0.121 for Asians/Pacific Islanders, 3.25 and 0.355 for blacks, 0.67 and 0.111 for Hispanics, 1.25 and 0.195 for Native Americans, and 2.71 and 0.396 for whites.

Conclusion The age-adjusted VTE incidence and mortality rates vary substantially by race. The incidence of three per 1,000 adults per year indicates an important disease burden, and is informative of the burden in the U.S. population.

Keywords

venous thromboembolism - pulmonary embolism - deep vein thrombosis - epidemiological studies - incidence rates

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Publication History

Received: 19 September 2020

Accepted: 12 November 2020

Article published online:
10 January 2021

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