Table 1

Basic characteristics of the study population

VariableN (%)
Total number of women aged 15–44509 198
Total number of pregnancies681 756
Median follow-up6.5 years
Person-years of follow-up
 Outside pregnancy2 625 033
 Antepartum486 170
 Around delivery7438
 Postpartum153 465
First VTE type (n=VTE events)
 Pulmonary embolism678 (24)
 Deep vein thrombosis2186 (76)
Birth outcome (n=pregnancies)
 Live birth681 756 (99.6)
 Stillbirth2389 (0.4)
  • All figures are number (%) unless otherwise specified.

  • VTE, venous thromboembolism.