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Table 3 Adjusted hazard ratios (95% confidence intervals) of selected outcomes comparing patients who switched to rivaroxaban from warfarin to warfarin-only users for the treatment of non-valvular atrial fibrillation, MarketScan, 2010–2014

From: Comparative effectiveness of rivaroxaban versus warfarin or dabigatran for the treatment of patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation

 

Rivaroxaban Switcher (n = 11,845)

Matched Warfarin User (n = 43,904)

Hazard Ratio

(95% CI) a

p-value

Main outcomes

# Events

Person-years

IR (95% CI)

# Events

Person-years

IR (95% CI)

  

 Ischemic stroke

85

11,758

7.2 (5.8–8.9)

278

40,081

6.9 (6.2–7.8)

1.06 (0.83–1.36)

0.62

 Intracranial bleeding

24

11,808

2.0 (1.3–3.0)

83

40,221

2.1 (1.7–2.5)

1.04 (0.66–1.65)

0.86

 Myocardial infarction

77

11,776

6.5 (5.2–8.1)

252

40,283

6.3 (5.5–7.1)

1.08 (0.84–1.40)

0.55

 Gastrointestinal bleeding

216

11,681

18.5 (16.1–21.1)

489

39,955

12.2 (11.2–13.4)

1.55 (1.32–1.83)

<0.0001

Control outcomes

 Hip / pelvic fracture

86

11,765

8.2 (6.6–9.9)

410

40,091

10.2 (9.3–11.3)

0.73 (0.58–0.92)

0.009

 Breast / prostate cancer

107

11,749

9.1 (7.5–11.0)

297

40,164

7.4 (6.6–8.3)

1.21 (0.97–1.51)

0.10

 Asthma

166

11,720

14.2 (12.1–16.4)

482

40,063

12.0 (11.0–13.1)

1.12 (0.94–1.34)

0.21

  1. IR incidence rate, CI confidence interval
  2. Incidence rate is per 1000 person-years
  3. aAdjusted for age, sex, CHA2DS2-VASc score, prevalent outcome and high-dimensional propensity score