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ArticleJournal of vascular surgery. Venous and lymphatic disorders2025

Social disparities in pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic from the Nationwide inpatient Sample.

Matthew Leverich, Ahmed M Afifi, Meghan Wandtke Barber, Ali Baydoun, Joseph Sferra, Gang Ren, Munier Nazzal

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Matthew LeverichDepartment of Surgery, The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, Ohio.
Ahmed M AfifiDepartment of Surgery, The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, Ohio.
Meghan Wandtke BarberDepartment of Surgery, The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, Ohio.
Ali BaydounDepartment of Surgery, The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, Ohio.
Joseph SferraDepartment of Surgery, The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, Ohio.
Gang RenDepartment of Surgery, The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, Ohio.
Munier NazzalDepartment of Surgery, The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, Ohio. Electronic address: munier.nazzal@utoledo.edu.

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objectivesStudies have shown that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is associated with a hypercoagulable state. Studies have yet to examine the interconnectedness between COVID-19, hypercoagulability, and socioeconomics. The aim of this work was to investigate socioeconomic factors that may be associated with pulmonary embolism (PE), deep vein thrombosis (DVT), and COVID-19 in the United States.

methodsWe performed a 1-year (2020) analysis of the National Inpatient Sample database. We identified all adult patients diagnosed with COVID-19, acute PE, or acute DVT using unweighted samples. We calculated the correlation and odds ratio (OR) between COVID-19 and (1) PE and (2) DVT. We executed a univariate analysis followed by a multivariate analysis to examine the effect of different factors on PE and DVT during the COVID-19 pandemic.

resultsWe identified 322,319 patients with COVID-19; 78,101 and 67,826 patients were identified with PE and DVT, respectively. PE and DVT, as well as inpatient mortality associated with both conditions, are significantly correlated with COVID-19. The OR between COVID-19 and PE was 2.04, while the OR between COVID-19 and DVT was 1.44. Using multivariate analysis, COVID-19 was associated with a higher incidence of PE (coefficient, 2.05) and DVT (coefficient, 1.42). Other factors that were significantly associated (P < .001) with increased incidence of PE and DVT along with their coefficients, respectively, include Black race (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.23-1.14), top quartile income (95% CI, 1.08-1.16), west region (95% CI, 1.10-1.04), urban teaching facilities (95% CI, 1.09-1.63), large bed size hospitals (95% CI, 1.08-1.29), insufficient insurance (95% CI, 1.88-2.19), hypertension (95% CI, 1.24-1.32), and obesity (95% CI, 1.41-1.25). Factors that were significantly associated (P < .001) with decreased incidence of PE and DVT along with their coefficients, respectively, include Asians/Pacific Islanders (95% CI, 0.52-0.53), female sex (95% CI, 0.79-0.74), homelessness (95% CI, 0.62-0.61), and diabetes mellitus (0.77-0.90).

conclusionsIn the Nationwide Inpatient Sample, COVID-19 is correlated positively with venous thromboembolism, including its subtypes, PE and DVT. Using a multivariate analysis, Black race, male sex, top quartile income, west region, urban teaching facilities, large bed size hospitals, and insufficient social insurance were associated significantly with an increased incidence of PE and DVT. Asians/Pacific Islanders, female sex, homelessness, and diabetes mellitus were significantly associated decreased incidence of PE and DVT.

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COVID-19Pulmonary EmbolismVenous ThrombosisAdultAgedDatabases, FactualFemaleHealth Status DisparitiesHumansInpatientsMaleMiddle AgedRisk FactorsSARS-CoV-2Social Determinants of HealthSocioeconomic FactorsCOVID-19Deep vein thrombosisNationwide Inpatient SamplePulmonary embolismVenous thromboembolism

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