Inactivity has not yet been shown to increase risk for VTE, until now. Among 69,000 women in the Nurses Health Study 1990-2008, the cohort that spent the most time sitting experienced twice as many pulmonary emboli as the cohort that spent the least time sitting, with a hazard ratio of 2.34 after mulitvariate analysis, report Kabrhel
Inactivity linked to pulmonary embolism risk
Inactivity linked to pulmonary embolism risk
Inactivity linked to pulmonary embolism risk
Inactivity has not yet been shown to increase risk for VTE, until now. Among 69,000 women in the Nurses Health Study 1990-2008, the cohort that spent the most time sitting experienced twice as many pulmonary emboli as the cohort that spent the least time sitting, with a hazard ratio of 2.34 after mulitvariate analysis, report Kabrhel