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Although most obese individuals can name some risk factors for DVT, very few recognize obesity as a risk factor.
* Top of mind, 68% of obese individuals are able to identify at least one
risk factor for DVT.
* Less than one in 10 (9%) name weight factors/obesity as a common risk
factor for DVT.
Obese individuals know somewhat less about DVT than the general population and are slightly less likely to seek information about it.
* 42% of obese individuals have some knowledge about DVT, vs. 51% of the
general population.
* 10% have actively sought information about DVT, compared with 15% of the
general population.
The Coalition to Prevent Deep-Vein Thrombosis is funded by sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC
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