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Table 1 Demographic and Clinical Characteristics in Propensity Score Matched DOAC and Warfarin Cohorts

From: Effectiveness and safety of direct oral anticoagulants compared to warfarin in treatment naïve non-valvular atrial fibrillation patients in the US Department of defense population

 

Warfarin Cohort (N = 3691)

Dabigatran Cohort (N = 3691)

Warfarin Cohort (N = 8226)

Rivaroxaban Cohort (N = 8226)

Warfarin Cohort (N = 7607)

Apixaban Cohort (N = 7607)

N/Mean

%/SD

N/Mean

%/SD

N/Mean

%/SD

N/Mean

%/SD

N/Mean

%/SD

N/Mean

%/SD

Age

74.0

10.3

74.0

9.5

76.5

9.7

76.5

9.3

76.6

9.8

76.5

9.5

 18–54

134

3.6%

106

2.9%

180

2.2%

168

2.0%

178

2.3%

172

2.3%

 55–64

425

11.5%

434

11.8%

625

7.6%

590

7.2%

563

7.4%

558

7.3%

 65–74

1244

33.7%

1286

34.8%

2278

27.7%

2275

27.7%

2057

27.0%

2157

28.4%

  ≥ 75

1888

51.2%

1865

50.5%

5143

62.5%

5193

63.1%

4809

63.2%

4720

62.0%

Gender

 Male

2240

60.7%

2245

60.8%

4812

58.5%

4791

58.2%

4430

58.2%

4431

58.2%

 Female

1451

39.3%

1446

39.2%

3414

41.5%

3435

41.8%

3177

41.8%

3176

41.8%

Geographic Region

 Northeast

270

7.3%

282

7.6%

807

9.8%

788

9.6%

644

8.5%

632

8.3%

 North Central

559

15.1%

566

15.3%

1409

17.1%

1377

16.7%

1191

15.7%

1182

15.5%

 South

1862

50.4%

1865

50.5%

3701

45.0%

3709

45.1%

3688

48.5%

3672

48.3%

 West

929

25.2%

911

24.7%

2138

26.0%

2174

26.4%

1933

25.4%

1966

25.8%

 Other

71

1.9%

67

1.8%

171

2.1%

178

2.2%

151

2.0%

155

2.0%

Baseline Comorbidity

 Deyo-Charlson Comorbidity Index

2.0

2.1

2.0

2.1

2.5

2.4

2.5

2.4

2.5

2.4

2.5

2.4

 CHADS2 Score

2.3

1.3

2.3

1.4

2.5

1.4

2.6

1.4

2.6

1.4

2.6

1.4

 0 = low risk

309

8.4%

298

8.1%

453

5.5%

491

6.0%

408

5.4%

422

5.5%

 1 = moderate risk

782

21.2%

835

22.6%

1408

17.1%

1459

17.7%

1294

17.0%

1318

17.3%

 2 = high risk

1209

32.8%

1166

31.6%

2528

30.7%

2351

28.6%

2360

31.0%

2247

29.5%

 >2 = high risk

1391

37.7%

1392

37.7%

3837

46.6%

3925

47.7%

3545

46.6%

3620

47.6%

CHADS2-VASc Score

3.7

1.8

3.7

1.8

4.1

1.7

4.1

1.8

4.1

1.8

4.2

1.8

 0 = low risk

84

2.3%

99

2.7%

117

1.4%

117

1.4%

111

1.5%

108

1.4%

 1 = moderate risk

303

8.2%

251

6.8%

414

5.0%

389

4.7%

377

5.0%

363

4.8%

 2 = high risk

517

14.0%

562

15.2%

901

11.0%

931

11.3%

832

10.9%

872

11.5%

 >2 = high risk

2787

75.5%

2779

75.3%

6794

82.6%

6789

82.5%

6287

82.6%

6264

82.3%

 HAS-BLED Score

2.8

1.3

2.8

1.2

3.0

1.3

3.0

1.3

3.0

1.3

3.0

1.3

 0 = low risk

92

2.49%

80

2.17%

117

1.42%

101

1.23%

110

1.45%

100

1.31%

 1–2 = moderate risk

1544

41.8%

1472

39.9%

3007

36.6%

2982

36.3%

2737

36.0%

2606

34.3%

 >2 = high risk

2055

55.7%

2139

58.0%

5102

62.0%

5143

62.5%

4760

62.6%

4901

64.4%

 Baseline Prior Bleed

573

15.5%

572

15.5%

1611

19.6%

1632

19.8%

1484

19.5%

1525

20.0%

 Baseline Prior Stroke

354

9.6%

341

9.2%

1034

12.6%

1028

12.5%

907

11.9%

931

12.2%

 Congestive Heart Failure

749

20.3%

752

20.4%

2184

26.5%

2207

26.8%

2033

26.7%

2052

27.0%

 Diabetes

1211

32.8%

1220

33.1%

2853

34.7%

2815

34.2%

2593

34.1%

2631

34.6%

 Hypertension

3055

82.8%

3059

82.9%

6903

83.9%

6881

83.6%

6450

84.8%

6469

85.0%

 Renal Disease

625

16.9%

640

17.3%

1918

23.3%

1943

23.6%

1839

24.2%

1852

24.3%

 Myocardial Infarction

202

5.5%

204

5.5%

513

6.2%

525

6.4%

479

6.3%

485

6.4%

 Dyspepsia or Stomach Discomfort

645

17.5%

652

17.7%

1500

18.2%

1492

18.1%

1398

18.4%

1404

18.5%

 Peripheral Vascular Disease

1607

43.5%

1615

43.8%

4005

48.7%

3986

48.5%

3742

49.2%

3755

49.4%

 Transient Ischemic Attack

255

6.9%

236

6.4%

647

7.9%

663

8.1%

596

7.8%

599

7.9%

 Coronary Artery Disease

1347

36.5%

1361

36.9%

3331

40.5%

3311

40.3%

3126

41.1%

3146

41.4%

Baseline Medication Use

 Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitor

1285

34.8%

1264

34.2%

2938

35.7%

2950

35.9%

2714

35.7%

2696

35.4%

 Amiodarone

340

9.2%

336

9.1%

814

9.9%

843

10.2%

765

10.1%

772

10.1%

 Angiotensin Receptor Blocker

930

25.2%

958

26.0%

1993

24.2%

1990

24.2%

1921

25.3%

1983

26.1%

 Beta Blockers

2509

68.0%

2540

68.8%

5659

68.8%

5702

69.3%

5304

69.7%

5286

69.5%

 H2-receptor Antagonist

203

5.5%

228

6.2%

597

7.3%

597

7.3%

521

6.8%

521

6.8%

 Proton Pump Inhibitor

1324

35.9%

1345

36.4%

2972

36.1%

2964

36.0%

2817

37.0%

2813

37.0%

 Anti-platelets

836

22.6%

818

22.2%

1718

20.9%

1705

20.7%

1668

21.9%

1740

22.9%

 Statins

2188

59.3%

2182

59.1%

4897

59.5%

4903

59.6%

4572

60.1%

4616

60.7%

 Dronedarone

106

2.9%

112

3.0%

157

1.9%

182

2.2%

151

2.0%

140

1.8%

 Calcium Channel Blockers

1432

38.8%

1457

39.5%

3189

38.8%

3156

38.4%

3001

39.5%

3000

39.4%

 Baseline Hospitalization

1387

37.6%

1368

37.1%

3559

43.3%

3612

43.9%

3217

42.3%

3237

42.6%

Dosage on Index Date

 Standard

  

3125

84.7%

  

5665

68.9%

  

5714

75.1%

Follow-up Time (in days)

 minimum

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

 Q1

56

 

63

 

57

 

61

 

57

 

64

 

 median

148

 

163

 

150

 

177

 

153

 

161

 

 Q3

358

 

436

 

354

 

411

 

359

 

333

 

 maximum

1001

 

999

 

1001

 

1002

 

1001

 

951

 
  1. SD Standard deviation, SE Systemic embolism, CHADS2 Congestive heart failure, hypertension, age ≥ 75 years, diabetes mellitus, prior stroke or transient ischemic attack or thromboembolism; CHA2DS2VASC Congestive heart failure, hypertension, age ≥ 75 years, diabetes mellitus, prior stroke or transient ischemic attack or thromboembolism, vascular disease, age 65–74 years, gender category; HAS-BLED Hypertension, abnormal renal and liver function, stroke, bleeding, labile INRs (international normalized ratio), elderly, drugs and alcohol, ACE Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, ARB Angiotensin-receptor blocker, NSAIDs Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs