Saddle pulmonary embolism is not a sign of high-risk deterioration in non-high-risk patients: A propensity score-matched study

Dong Jia, Chao Ji, Min Zhao

Table 1 Baseline and other characteristics before propensity score matching (n=727)

Variables With deterioration (n=70) Without deterioration (n=657) P-value Age, years, mean±SD 59.91±15.29 59.71±15.72 0.920 Sex, male/female 38/32 328/329 0.490 Main pulmonary artery embolism (+/-),n (%) 43 (61.4) 135 (20.5) <0.001 Saddle main pulmonary artery embolism (+/-), n (%) 14 (20.2) 37 (5.6) <0.001 Bova I, n (%) 25 (35.7) 560 (85.2) <0.001 Bova II, n (%) 16 (22.9) 70 (10.7) 0.002 Bova III, n (%) 29 (41.4) 27 (4.1) <0.001 Risk stratification (low risk), n (%) 12 (17.1) 132 (20.1) 0.560 Risk stratification (intermediate-low risk), n (%) 11 (15.7) 131 (19.9) 0.400 Risk stratification (intermediate-high risk), n (%) 47 (67.1) 94 (14.3) <0.001