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Table 2 Demographic characteristics of the patients stratified by direct oral anticoagulant

From: Inappropriate direct oral anticoagulant dosing in atrial fibrillation patients is associated with prescriptions for outpatients rather than inpatients: a single-center retrospective cohort study

Characteristics

Overall (n = 316)

Dabigatran (n = 28)

Rivaroxaban (n = 107)

Apixaban (n = 116)

Edoxaban (n = 65)

Age in years, median (IQR)

75 (66–81)

71 (65–80)

71 (65–79)

79 (73–83)

75 (65–81)

  < 65

57 (18.0)

6 (21.4)

24 (22.4)

13 (11.2)

14 (21.5)

 65 ≤ − < 70

48 (15.2)

6 (21.4)

25 (23.4)

9 (7.8)

8 (12.3)

 70 ≤ − < 75

46 (14.6)

3 (10.7)

16 (15.0)

18 (15.5)

9 (13.8)

 75 ≤ − < 80

65 (20.6)

6 (21.4)

16 (15.0)

26 (22.4)

17 (26.2)

 80≤

100 (31.6)

7 (25.0)

26 (24.3)

50 (43.1)

17 (26.2)

Male gender

197 (62.3)

22 (78.6)

72 (67.3)

67 (57.8)

36 (55.4)

Body weight in kg, median (IQR)

59.4 (50.6–68.0)c

61.6 (54.6–66.5)a

59.8 (51.9–70.0)b

57.7 (47.3–66.3)a

57.4 (50.4–66.9)

BMI in kg/m2, median (IQR)

23.0 (20.9–25.0)d

22.9 (21.7–25.6)a

23.7 (21.6–25.2)b

22.7 (20.3–24.6)b

22.4 (20.3–24.9)

  < 18.5

24 (7.7)

1 (3.7)

3 (2.9)

13 (11.4)

7 (10.8)

 18.5 ≤ − < 25

210 (67.5)

19 (70.4)

73 (69.5)

76 (66.7)

42 (64.6)

 25 ≤ − < 30

67 (21.5)

7 (25.9)

26 (24.8)

19 (16.7)

15 (23.1)

 30≤

10 (3.2)

0 (0)

3 (2.9)

6 (5.3)

1 (1.5)

Type of hospital visit

 Inpatients

118 (37.3)

5 (17.9)

32 (29.9)

51 (44.0)

30 (46.2)

 Outpatients

198 (62.7)

23 (82.1)

75 (70.1)

65 (56.0)

35 (53.8)

CrCl in mL/min, median (IQR)

57.7 (43.9–78.5)c

64.4 (48.5–82.1)a

60.9 (50.2–82.5)b

51.3 (40.1–64.7)a

60.8 (43.3–94.4)

 50≤

200 (64.1)

19 (70.4)

80 (76.2)

61 (53.0)

40 (61.5)

 30 ≤ − < 50

90 (28.8)

8 (29.6)

21 (20.0)

44 (38.3)

17 (26.2)

 15 ≤ − < 30

21 (6.7)

0 (0)

3 (2.9)

10 (8.7)

8 (12.3)

  < 15

1 (0.3)

0 (0)

1 (1.0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

Alcohol abuse

11 (3.5)

2 (7.1)

4 (3.7)

3 (2.6)

2 (3.1)

Smoking

41 (13.0)

4 (14.3)

20 (18.7)

8 (6.9)

9 (13.8)

History of warfarin use

92 (29.1)

10 (35.7)

29 (27.1)

40 (34.5)

13 (20.0)

History of bleeding

42 (13.3)

4 (14.3)

13 (12.1)

19 (16.4)

6 (9.2)

History of GIH

14 (4.4)

3 (10.7)

2 (1.9)

8 (6.9)

1 (1.5)

Comorbidities

 Hypertension

210 (66.5)

19 (67.9)

68 (63.6)

75 (64.7)

48 (73.8)

 Heart failure

99 (31.3)

7 (25.0)

28 (26.2)

41 (35.3)

23 (35.4)

 Myocardial infarction

32 (10.1)

3 (10.7)

14 (13.1)

11 (9.5)

4 (6.2)

 Dyslipidemia

104 (32.9)

13 (46.4)

37 (34.6)

29 (25.0)

25 (38.5)

 Diabetes mellitus

79 (25.0)

8 (28.6)

24 (22.4)

31 (26.7)

16 (24.6)

 Cerebrovascular disease

41 (13.0)

3 (10.7)

11 (10.3)

19 (16.4)

8 (12.3)

 Hepatitis

17 (5.4)

0 (0)

7 (6.5)

5 (4.3)

5 (7.7)

Polypharmacy

129 (40.8)

9 (32.1)

37 (34.6)

57 (49.1)

26 (40.0)

Concomitant drug use

 Antiplatelet drug

79 (25.0)

3 (10.7)

36 (33.6)

25 (21.6)

15 (23.1)

  SAPT

55 (17.4)

2 (7.1)

27 (25.2)

16 (13.8)

10 (15.4)

  DAPT

13 (4.1)

1 (3.6)

4 (3.7)

4 (3.4)

4 (6.2)

  Non-SAPT/DAPT

17 (5.4)

0 (0)

9 (8.4)

6 (5.2)

2 (3.1)

 NSAIDs

4 (1.3)

0 (0)

1 (0.9)

2 (1.7)

1 (1.5)

 Amiodarone

11 (3.5)

2 (7.1)

1 (0.9)

4 (3.4)

4 (6.2)

 Verapamil

4 (1.3)

0 (0)

4 (3.7)

0 (0)

0 (0)

 Diltiazem

11 (3.5)

1 (3.6)

2 (1.9)

7 (6.0)

1 (1.5)

CHADS2 score, median (IQR)

2 (1–3)

2 (1–3)

1 (1–3)

2 (1–3)

2 (1–3)

 0–1

123 (38.9)

12 (42.9)

56 (52.3)

33 (28.4)

22 (33.8)

  ≥ 2

193 (61.1)

16 (57.1)

51 (47.7)

83 (71.6)

43 (66.2)

CHA2DS2-VASc score, median (IQR)

3 (2–5)

3 (2–4)

3 (2–4)

4 (3–5)

4 (2–5)

 0–1

46 (14.6)

4 (14.3)

24 (22.4)

9 (7.8)

9 (13.8)

 2–3

115 (36.4)

13 (46.4)

41 (38.3)

40 (34.5)

21 (32.3)

  ≥ 4

155 (49.1)

11 (39.3)

42 (39.3)

67 (57.8)

35 (53.8)

HAS-BLED score, median (IQR)

2 (1–2)

2 (1–2)

2 (1–2)

2 (1–2)

1 (1–2)

 0–2

252 (79.7)

27 (96.4)

85 (79.4)

89 (76.7)

51 (78.5)

  ≥ 3

64 (20.3)

1 (3.6)

22 (20.6)

27 (23.3)

14 (21.5)

  1. Missing data: a n-1, b n-2, c n-4, d n-5
  2. Abbreviations: BMI, Body mass index; CrCl, Creatinine clearance; DAPT, Dual antiplatelet therapy; GIH, Gastrointestinal hemorrhage; IQR, Interquartile range; NSAID, Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug; SAPT, Single antiplatelet therapy