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Table 1 Demographic characteristics and anticoagulant utilization

From: Underutilization of anticoagulants in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation in the era of non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants

 

N

(%)

OAC users

(%)

p value

Overall

11,056

 

7238

(65.5)

 

Age group

    

0.001

 65–69

2302

(20.8)

1440

(62.6)

 

 70–74

2565

(23.2)

1667

(65.0)

 

 ≥ 75

6189

(56.0)

4131

(66.7)

 

Sex

    

0.005

 Male

5751

(52.0)

3695

(64.2)

 

 Female

5305

(48.0)

3543

(66.8)

 

Insurance type

    

0.425

 NHI

10,215

(92.4)

6698

(65.6)

 

 MedAid/PVI

841

(7.6)

540

(64.2)

 

CHF

    

< 0.001

 No

5759

(52.1)

3679

(63.9)

 

 Yes

5297

(47.9)

3559

(67.2)

 

Hypertension

    

< 0.001

 No

1368

(12.4)

777

(56.8)

 

 Yes

9688

(87.6)

6461

(66.7)

 

Diabetes mellitus

    

0.030

 No

6771

(61.2)

4380

(64.7)

 

 Yes

4285

(38.8)

2858

(66.7)

 

Prior stroke/TIA/TE

    

< 0.001

 No

8798

(79.6)

5621

(63.9)

 

 Yes

2258

(20.4)

1617

(71.6)

 

Vascular disease

    

< 0.001

 No

10,260

(92.8)

6818

(66.5)

 

 Yes

796

(7.2)

420

(52.8)

 

Anemia

    

< 0.001

 No

9930

(89.8)

6599

(66.5)

 

 Yes

1126

(10.2)

639

(56.8)

 

Severe renal disease

    

< 0.001

 No

10,911

(98.7)

7183

(65.8)

 

 Yes

145

(1.3)

55

(37.9)

 

Prior hemorrhage diagnosis

    

< 0.001

 No

10,496

(94.9)

6929

(66.0)

 

 Yes

560

(5.1)

309

(55.2)

 

Type of medical institution

    

< 0.001

 Tertiary

4424

(40.0)

3221

(72.8)

 

 General

5291

(47.9)

3380

(63.9)

 

 Primary & others

1341

(12.1)

637

(47.5)

 

Region

    

< 0.001

 Capital

3112

(28.1)

2126

(68.3)

 

 Metropolitan

2944

(26.6)

1950

(66.2)

 

 Others

5000

(45.2)

3162

(63.2)

 

Aspirin use

    

< 0.001

 No

9326

(84.4)

6860

(73.6)

 

 Yes

1730

(15.6)

378

(21.9)

 

AF type

    

< 0.001

 Paroxysmal

4847

(43.8)

2951

(60.9)

 

 Persistent

1475

(13.3)

1084

(73.5)

 

 Permanent

1160

(10.5)

816

(70.3)

 

 Atrial flutter

46

(0.4)

24

(52.2)

 

 Others

3528

(31.9)

2363

(67.0)

 
  1. AF atrial fibrillation, CHF congestive heart failure, MedAid medical aid, NHI National Health Insurance, PVI Patriots & Veterans Insurance, TE thromboembolism, TIA transient ischemic attack