Skip to main content

Lund University Publications

LUND UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES

Age- and gender-specific familial risks for venous thromboembolism: a nationwide epidemiological study based on hospitalizations in sweden.

Zöller, Bengt LU orcid ; Li, Xinjun LU ; Sundquist, Jan LU and Sundquist, Kristina LU (2011) In Circulation 124(9). p.1012-1020
Abstract
Background- This nationwide study sought to determine age- and gender-specific familial risks in siblings hospitalized for venous thromboembolism (VTE). Methods and Results- The Swedish Multigeneration Register on 0- to 75-year-old subjects was linked to the Hospital Discharge Register for the years 1987-2007. Standardized incidence ratios were calculated for individuals whose siblings were hospitalized for VTE compared with those whose siblings were not affected. Among a total of 45 362 hospitalized cases with VTE, 2393 affected siblings were identified, with a familial standardized incidence ratio of 2.45 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.66 to 3.61). Gender-specific differences in incidence rates were observed. The familial risks were... (More)
Background- This nationwide study sought to determine age- and gender-specific familial risks in siblings hospitalized for venous thromboembolism (VTE). Methods and Results- The Swedish Multigeneration Register on 0- to 75-year-old subjects was linked to the Hospital Discharge Register for the years 1987-2007. Standardized incidence ratios were calculated for individuals whose siblings were hospitalized for VTE compared with those whose siblings were not affected. Among a total of 45 362 hospitalized cases with VTE, 2393 affected siblings were identified, with a familial standardized incidence ratio of 2.45 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.66 to 3.61). Gender-specific differences in incidence rates were observed. The familial risks were significantly increased from the age of 10 to 69 years, with a familial standardized incidence ratio of 4.77 (95% CI, 1.96 to 10.83) at ages 10 to 19 years, which decreased to 2.08 (95% CI, 1.35 to 3.20) at ages 60 to 69 years, although the absolute risk increased with age. The familial standardized incidence ratios for siblings with 2 and ≥3 affected probands were 51.87 (95% CI, 31.47 to 85.00) and 53.69 (95% CI, 25.59 to 108.50), respectively. Spouses had low familial risks (standardized incidence ratio=1.07; 95% CI, 1.04 to 1.10; observed spouse cases=3900). Conclusions- Familial factors, although influenced by age and gender, are important risk factors for VTE. The present study shows that VTE is aggregated in families and suggests that uncovering the sources of familial aggregation (genetic and nongenetic) may be worthwhile. Moreover, in a small fraction of siblings, the familial risk was very high, suggesting segregation of rare but strong genetic risk factors (Less)
Please use this url to cite or link to this publication:
author
; ; and
organization
publishing date
type
Contribution to journal
publication status
published
subject
keywords
veins, thrombosis, risk factors, epidemiology, pulmonary embolism
in
Circulation
volume
124
issue
9
pages
1012 - 1020
publisher
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
external identifiers
  • wos:000294340400011
  • pmid:21824919
  • scopus:80052278078
ISSN
1524-4539
DOI
10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.110.965020
language
English
LU publication?
yes
id
c81cd548-0ab3-4991-b9bc-8fc46bac0958 (old id 2151322)
alternative location
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21824919?dopt=Abstract
date added to LUP
2016-04-01 14:05:53
date last changed
2022-01-27 22:44:44
@article{c81cd548-0ab3-4991-b9bc-8fc46bac0958,
  abstract     = {{Background- This nationwide study sought to determine age- and gender-specific familial risks in siblings hospitalized for venous thromboembolism (VTE). Methods and Results- The Swedish Multigeneration Register on 0- to 75-year-old subjects was linked to the Hospital Discharge Register for the years 1987-2007. Standardized incidence ratios were calculated for individuals whose siblings were hospitalized for VTE compared with those whose siblings were not affected. Among a total of 45 362 hospitalized cases with VTE, 2393 affected siblings were identified, with a familial standardized incidence ratio of 2.45 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.66 to 3.61). Gender-specific differences in incidence rates were observed. The familial risks were significantly increased from the age of 10 to 69 years, with a familial standardized incidence ratio of 4.77 (95% CI, 1.96 to 10.83) at ages 10 to 19 years, which decreased to 2.08 (95% CI, 1.35 to 3.20) at ages 60 to 69 years, although the absolute risk increased with age. The familial standardized incidence ratios for siblings with 2 and ≥3 affected probands were 51.87 (95% CI, 31.47 to 85.00) and 53.69 (95% CI, 25.59 to 108.50), respectively. Spouses had low familial risks (standardized incidence ratio=1.07; 95% CI, 1.04 to 1.10; observed spouse cases=3900). Conclusions- Familial factors, although influenced by age and gender, are important risk factors for VTE. The present study shows that VTE is aggregated in families and suggests that uncovering the sources of familial aggregation (genetic and nongenetic) may be worthwhile. Moreover, in a small fraction of siblings, the familial risk was very high, suggesting segregation of rare but strong genetic risk factors}},
  author       = {{Zöller, Bengt and Li, Xinjun and Sundquist, Jan and Sundquist, Kristina}},
  issn         = {{1524-4539}},
  keywords     = {{veins; thrombosis; risk factors; epidemiology; pulmonary embolism}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{9}},
  pages        = {{1012--1020}},
  publisher    = {{Lippincott Williams & Wilkins}},
  series       = {{Circulation}},
  title        = {{Age- and gender-specific familial risks for venous thromboembolism: a nationwide epidemiological study based on hospitalizations in sweden.}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.110.965020}},
  doi          = {{10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.110.965020}},
  volume       = {{124}},
  year         = {{2011}},
}