CRP and venous thromboembolism: For a model including the parameters history of venous thromboembolism, hemoglobin < LLN, platelets > ULN or < LLN, and CRP ≥ ULN (data for all co-variables available for 749 patients within the study cohort of 753 patients), history of venous thromboembolism, low hemoglobin and pathological platelet count were significantly associated with known cancer (Table 3).