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Table 2 Severe complications by indication and other relevant variables

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

 

Any major eventa

Thromboembolic

Major hemorrhagic

Intracranial bleeding

Transient ischemic attack

Mortality

n; numbers per 100 patient-years (95% CI)

Overall (n = 927)

106; 1.87 (1.54–2.27)

50; 0.86 (0.64–1.13)

59; 1.01 (0.77–1.31)

13; 0.2 (0.12–0.38)

17; 0.29 (0.17–0.46)

88; 1.46 (1.17–1.80)

Indication

Atrial fibrillation (n = 120)

14; 2.00 (1.10–3.37)

3; 0.42 (0.09–1.22)

11; 1.57 (0.78–2.81)

6; 0.85 (0.31–1.86)

0

17; 2.34 (1.36–3.75)

MHV (n = 465)

71; 2.39 (1.87–3.01)

33; 1.06 (0.73–1.50)

41; 1.32 (0.95–1.79)

5; 0.16 (0.05–0.38)

14; 0.44 (0.24–0.74)

58; 1.79 (1.36–2.32)

VTE (n = 213)

11; 0.89 (0.45–1.60)

8; 0.64 (0.28–1.26)

3; 0.24 (0.05–0.69)

0

2; 0.16 (0.02–0.56)

5; 0.38 (0.13–0.91)

Other indication (n = 129)

10; 1.34 (0.64–2.47)

6; 0.78 (0.29–1.71)

4; 0.53 (0.14–1.36)

2; 0.26 (0.03–0.96)

1; 0.13 (0–0.73)

8; 1.04 (0.45–2.05)

Male (n = 496)

53; 1.80 (1.35–2.36)

19; 0.62 (0.38–0.97)

35; 1.17 (0.81–1.62)

8; 0.27 (0.11–0.52)

9; 0.29 (0.13–0.55)

51; 1.64 (1.22–2.16)

Female (n = 431)

53; 1.95 (1.47–2.56)

31; 1.11 (0.75–1.58)

24; 0.85 (0.55–1.27)

5; 0.18 (0.06–0.41)

8; 0.28 (0.12–0.55)

37; 1.27 (0.89–1.75)

TTR < 55% (n = 199)b

40; 3.66 (2.61–4.98)

24; 2.09 (1.34–3.11)

18; 1.54 (0.91–2.43)

2; 0.17 (0.02–0.62)

8; 0.67 (0.29–1.32)

22; 1.78 (1.12–2.70)

TTR 55–64% (n = 216)

22; 1.55 (0.97–2.35)

10; 0.68 (0.33–1.25)

12; 0.82 (0.43–1.44)

1; 0.07 (0–0.38)

4; 0.27 (0.07–0.69)

23; 1.53 (0.47–2.24)

TTR 65–75% (n = 277)

22; 1.16 (0.73–1.76)

10; 0.52 (0.25–0.95)

12; 0.62 (0.32–1.09)

2; 0.10 (0.01–0.38)

2; 0.10 (0.01–0.37)

17; 0.86 (0.50–1.38)

TTR > 75 (n = 169)

8; 0.77 (0.33–1.51)

2; 0.19 (0.02–0.68)

6; 0.57 (0.21–1.24)

4; 0.38 (0.1–0.97)

0

7; 0.65 (0.26–1.34)

With previous severe complication (n = 163)

35; 3.70 (2.56–5.12)

17; 1.71 (0.99–2.73)

19; 1.86 (1.12–2.90)

3; 0.29 (0.06–0.86)

9; 0.88 (0.40–1.67)

17; 1.59 (0.93–2.55)

Without previous complications (n = 764)

71; 1.51 (1.18–1.91)

33; 0.68 (0.47–0.96)

40; 0.83 (0.60–1.13)

10; 0.21 (0.10–0.38)

8; 0.16 (0.07–0.32)

71; 1.43 (1.12–1.81)

> 3 comorbidities (n = 202)

46; 3.36 (2.46–4.48)

19; 1.31 (0.79–2.04)

29; 2.01 (1.35–2.84)

5; 0.35 (0.11–0.81)

5; 0.33 (0.11–0.78)

51; 3.34 (2.44–4.40)

≤ 3 comorbidities (n = 725)

60; 1.40 (1.07–1.81)

31; 0.71 (0.48–1.00)

30; 0.68 (0.46–0.98)

8; 0.18 (0.08–0.36)

12; 0.27 (0.14–0.47)

37; 0.82 (0.58–1.14)

Age < 40 (n = 134)

11; 1.25 (0.63–2.24)

6; 0.66 (0.24–1.43)

6; 0.67 (0.25–1.46)

0

0

0

Age 40–59.9 (n = 388)

34; 1.34 (0.93–1.88)

15; 0.58 (0.32–0.96)

20; 0.77 (0.47–1.20)

3; 0.12 (0.02–0.34)

6; 0.23 (0.08–0.50)

31; 1.18 (0.80–1.67)

Age 60–75 (n = 359)

50; 2.46 (1.83–3.25)

27; 1.29 (0.85–1.87)

24; 1.12 (0.72–1.67)

3; 0.14 (0.03–0.41)

9; 0.42 (0.19–0.79)

43; 1.95 (1.41–2.63)

Age > 75 (n = 46)

11; 5.27 (2.63–9.42)

2; 0.84 (0.10–3.02)

9; 4.27 (1.95–8.1)

7; 3.32 (1.33–6.84)

2; 0.84 (0.10–3.04)

14; 5.82 (3.18–9.75)

Patients managed by a third person (n = 66)

15; 3.44 (1.93–5.67)

6; 1.30 (0.48–2.82)

9; 1.89 (0.86–3.59)

6; 1.26 (0.46–2.74)

2; 0.40 (0.05–1.46)

19; 3.77 (2.27–5.84)

Patients under strict PSM (n = 861)

91; 1.75 (1.41–2.14)

44; 0.82 (0.60–1.10)

50; 0.93 (0.64–1.23)

7; 0.13 (0.05–0.27)

15; 0.27 (0.15–0.45)

69; 1.25 (0.97–1.58)

  1. We have grouped as “other”: cardiopathies, valvulopathies and other indications, because of small number of patients in each category
  2. CI confidence interval
  3. a Any major event includes thromboembolic and/or haemorrhagic. b TTR was calculated only in 861 patients