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Table 3 Odds ratios reported by other studies, by 6-week intervals

From: Case-crossover study to examine the change in postpartum risk of pulmonary embolism over time

 

weeks 1–6

weeks 7–12

13–18 weeks

Odds ratio [95%CI]

Odds ratio [95%CI]

Odds ratio [95%CI]

Heit et al. [4] (Jackson et al. [7])

21.5

0.69

-

Pomp et al. [5]

84.0 [31.7–222.6]

8.9 [1.7–48.1]

-

Kamel et al. [6]

12.1 [7.9–18.6]

2.3 [1.4–3.6]

1.4 [0.8–2.3]

Present study

11.3 [9.7–13.2]

2.6 [2.1–3.1]

1.1 [0.9–1.5]

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