Table 1. Variables and results of testing of event (chi-square)/time to event (survival statistics).

Variable Test Better % (No. legs Univariate Univariate Multivariate 95% CI

positivea) chi-square survivalb survivalc

p value p value HR p value

Gender Female Female 72.3 (144)d .025e .004e 0.63 0.27e1.45 .28

Age Above 50 years <50 y 11.3 (23)d .27 .23 2.14 0.80e5.77 .13

Side Affected Left 71.9 (146) .44 .33 1.14 0.46e2.80 .77

side ¼ right

IVC atresia Atresia present No 15.3 (31) .44 .21 1.29 0.48e3.51 .61

Stenting Stent or no stent Stent 52.2 (106) .033e .022e 0.71 0.28e1.76 .45

Duration of lysis Above 48 h <48 h 74.9 (152) .033e .053 1.28 0.42e3.87 .67

Type of lysis Pulse-spray Pulse 70.9 (144) .008e .12 0.15 0.05e0.48 .001e

or not

Duration of symptoms Above 2 weeks <2 w 15.3 (31) .005e .0001e 2.78 1.14e6.73 .024e

or not

Chronic post-thrombotic Lesions present No 7.4 (15) <.0001e .0001e 19.3 7.29e51.2 <.0001e

lesions or not

Coagulation defect Present or not No 54.7 (111) .91 .75 1.85 0.88e3.92 .11

Type of anticoagulation LMWH or not Heparin 34.5 (70) .35 .46 2.47 0.82e7.45 .11