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Odds ratios (ORs) were calculated by logistic regression models.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec xml:lang=\"en\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p xml:lang=\"en\">\n                      In all participants, 59\u2009002 (1.8%) developed VTE during hospitalization. After adjusting for the confounding factors, compared with normal weight, the risk of VTE occurrence reduced by 18% (odds ratio [OR], 0.82 [95% CI, 0.80\u20130.83]) in participants with overweight and 22% (OR, 0.78,[95% CI, 0.75\u20130.81]) in participants with obesity. 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However, in the surgical subgroup, obesity was associated with a lower risk of post\u2010VTE mortality (OR, 0.37 [95% CI, 0.17\u20130.80],\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"no\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sub>for interaction<\/jats:sub>\n                      &lt;0.05).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec xml:lang=\"en\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p xml:lang=\"en\">An inverse association between BMI and VTE occurrence was observed among at\u2010risk inpatients, most pronounced in older, female, and surgical subgroups. 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