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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the population included in the study

From: Patient self-management of oral anticoagulation with vitamin K antagonists in everyday practice: clinical outcomes in a single centre cohort after long-term follow-up

  

Indication for OAT

Overall

Atrial fibrillation

MHV

VTE

Cardiopathy

Valvulopathies

Other

Patients N (%)

927 (100)

120 (12.9)

465 (50.2)

213 (23.0)

36 (3.9)

41 (4.4)

52 (5.6)

Age (median - IQR)

58.1 [48–65.9]

66.3 [58.7–70.9]

60.8 [52.7–67.1]

47.6 [38.4–56.6]

52.7 [48.2–57.6]

62.6 [57.5–68]

48 [39.3–58.7]

Female (%)

431 (46.5)

29 (24.2)

234 (50.3)

108 (50.7)

8 (22.2)

30 (73.2)

22 (42.3)

Time in traditional control of AVK, before PSM (years ± SD)

8.5 ± 7.9

4.0 ± 4.1

11.4 ± 8.7

5.9 ± 6.1

6.4 ± 5.2

7.5 ± 6.1

5.0 ± 5.5

Previous major complications N (%)

Thromboembolic

113 (12.2)

1 (0.8)

86 (18.5)

20 (9.4)

0 (0)

3 (7.3)

3 (5.8)

Hemorrhagic

62 (6.7)

5 (4.2)

46 (9.9)

4 (1.9)

0 (0)

1 (2.4)

6 (11.5)

Any

163 (17.6)

6 (5.0)

121 (26.0)

24 (11.3)

0 (0)

4 (9.8)

8 (15.4)

Comorbidities N (%)

Any

754 (81.3)

110 (91.7)

418 (89.9)

115 (54.0)

33 (91.7)

39 (95.1)

39 (75)

> 3

202 (21.8)

32 (26.7)

129 (27.7)

10 (4.7)

12 (33.3)

11 (26.8)

8 (15.4)

High blood pressure

425 (45.9)

81 (67.8)

250 (53.8)

48 (22.7)

17 (47.1)

17 (41.5)

16 (31.7)

Diabetes

125 (13.4)

23 (19.1)

76 (16.3)

10 (4.6)

4 (10.5)

10 (24.4)

5 (10.0)

Gastro duodenal ulcer

50 (5.4)

10 (8.0)

31 (6.7)

5 (2.5)

2 (5.2)

2 (4.9)

1 (1.7)

Cancer

116 (12.5)

24 (19.9)

66 (14.2)

11 (5.3)

4 (10.5)

4 (9.8)

9 (16.7)

Chronic liver disease

30 (3.2)

2 (1.6)

23 (5.0)

2 (0.7)

1 (2.6)

1 (2.4)

2 (3.3)

Ischemic heart disease

93 (10.1)

22 (18.3)

50 (10.8)

5 (2.5)

8 (23.6)

2 (4.9)

7 (13.3)

Heart failure

126 (13.5)

18 (15.1)

86 (18.6)

5 (2.5)

12 (34.0)

5 (12.2)

3 (5.0)

Peripheral vascular disease

36 (3.9)

11 (8.8)

20 (4.4)

1 (0.4)

2 (5.2)

0 (0.0)

3 (6.7)

Chronic renal insufficiency

114 (12.3)

18 (15.1)

76 (16.3)

6 (2.8)

4 (10.5)

8 (19.5)

6 (11.7)

Lipid disease

405 (43.7)

65 (54.2)

237 (50.9)

56 (26.3)

14 (39.3)

22 (53.7)

14 (26.7)

Atrial fibrillation

279 (30.1)

8 (6.4)

222 (47.8)

7 (3.2)

18 (49.8)

29 (70.7)

7 (13.3)

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

74 (8.0)

21 (17.5)

35 (7.5)

6 (2.8)

6 (15.7)

3 (7.3)

4 (8.3)

Others

413 (44.6)

56 (47.0)

209 (45.1)

86 (40.5)

16 (44.5)

18 (43.9)

21 (40.0)