Table 5 demonstrates the hemodynamic and laboratory characteristics of
the cases versus controls. The mean oxygen saturation in the case group
was remarkably lower than controls (P-value=0.031); however, the groups’
comparison based on the categorized oxygen saturation revealed an
insignificant difference (P-value=0.768).
The laboratory evaluations revealed significant differences between the
groups in terms of PMN count, hemoglobin level, platelet count, d-dimer,
albumin, and lactate dehydrogenase levels (P-value<0.05). The
comparison of troponin level regardless of the thrombotic event type was
accompanied by significantly higher levels in the case group
(P-value=0.027), but by eliminating those with AMI, the two groups were
similar (P-value=0.607).