Characteristics | eMERGE Network (PAD)[2] | GENEVA (VTE)[6] | |||
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Cases (n = 1612) | Controls (n = 1585) | Cases (n = 1233) | Controls (n = 1264) | Controls (n = 613) | |
Age (y), mean ± SD | 66.0 ± 10.7 | 61.0 ± 7.4 | 55.0 ± 16.2 | 56.0 ± 15.8 | 66.0 ± 10.0 |
Female (%) | 36 | 40 | 50 | 52 | 45 |
Medical record length (y) | |||||
Mean ± SD | 23.4 ± 20.0 | 26.1 ± 20.3 | 13.7 ± 16.3 | 21.1 ± 15.4 | 30.2 ± 16.5 |
Median ± (range) | 18.7 (1.0–78.6) | 23.0 (1.0–79.2) | 6.3 (1.0–71.8) | 17.8 (1.0–70.2) | 29.8 (1.0–75.0) |
White (%) | 94 | 94 | 96 | 99 | 100 |
Geographic location, No. (%)c | |||||
Olmsted Country | 328(20) | 590(37) | 7(1) | 10(1) | 64(10) |
Southeast Minnesota | 191(12) | 62(4) | 205(17) | 378(30) | 107(17) |
Greater Minnesota | 393(24) | 343(22) | 314(25) | 371(25) | 135(22) |
Iowa | 212(13) | 97(6) | 176(14) | 191(15) | 65(11) |
South and North Dakota | 50(3) | 31(2) | 79(6) | 71(6) | 19(3) |
Wisconsin | 128(8) | 68(4) | 121(10) | 138(11) | 32(5) |
Other states or international | 309(19) | 394(25) | 330(27) | 159(13) | 191(31) |