Table 3

Comparisons of fibrin clot features in patients with pulmonary embolism (PE) and/or deep-vein thrombosis (DVT)

FeaturePE and DVT alone
PE alone vs PE combined with DVT
PE patients (n = 34)DVT patients (n = 66)PPE + DVT patients (n = 22)PE alone patients (n = 12)P
Ks, 10−9 cm2 6.96 ± 1.07 6.05 ± 0.82 .008 6.47 ± 1.04 6.98 ± 1.17 .2 
Compaction, percentage 50.8 ± 4.9 43.1 ± 5.2 .037 47.8 ± 5.1 53.6 ± 5.9 .2 
Lag phase, seconds 100 (95-108) 96 (90-103) .2 104 (97-109) 99 (93-107) .5 
ΔAbs (405 nm) 1.01 (0.92-1.06) 1.12 (0.98-1.20) .013 1.06 (0.91-1.11) 1.01 (0.94-1.09) .3 
t50%, min 9.38 ± 1.04 10.44 ± 1.07 .022 9.78 ± 1.06 9.23 ± 1.04 .2 
D-D max, mg/L 3.94 ± 0.43 4.41 ± 0.45 .018 4.13 ± 0.49 3.86 ± 0.52 .2 
D-D rate, mg/L/min 0.078 ± 0.006 0.073 ± 0.009 .031 0.075 ± 0.006 0.078 ± 0.009 .4 
FeaturePE and DVT alone
PE alone vs PE combined with DVT
PE patients (n = 34)DVT patients (n = 66)PPE + DVT patients (n = 22)PE alone patients (n = 12)P
Ks, 10−9 cm2 6.96 ± 1.07 6.05 ± 0.82 .008 6.47 ± 1.04 6.98 ± 1.17 .2 
Compaction, percentage 50.8 ± 4.9 43.1 ± 5.2 .037 47.8 ± 5.1 53.6 ± 5.9 .2 
Lag phase, seconds 100 (95-108) 96 (90-103) .2 104 (97-109) 99 (93-107) .5 
ΔAbs (405 nm) 1.01 (0.92-1.06) 1.12 (0.98-1.20) .013 1.06 (0.91-1.11) 1.01 (0.94-1.09) .3 
t50%, min 9.38 ± 1.04 10.44 ± 1.07 .022 9.78 ± 1.06 9.23 ± 1.04 .2 
D-D max, mg/L 3.94 ± 0.43 4.41 ± 0.45 .018 4.13 ± 0.49 3.86 ± 0.52 .2 
D-D rate, mg/L/min 0.078 ± 0.006 0.073 ± 0.009 .031 0.075 ± 0.006 0.078 ± 0.009 .4 

Values are given as mean ± SD or median (interquartile range).

See Table 2 for abbreviations.