Clinical characteristics of the patients included in the two-dimensional difference gel electrophoresis nontargeted proteomic marker discovery study.

Data are means ± SD or counts (percentage).
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; BNP, brain natriuretic peptide; cTnI, cardiac troponin I; PE, pulmonary embolism; RV, right ventricle.
*Active or under treatment in the last year.
†In the previous month.
‡Immobilized patients are defined in this analysis as non-surgical patients who had been immobilized (i.e., total bed rest with bathroom privileges) for ≥4 days in the month prior to PE diagnosis.