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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Heart Lung Transplant. 2022 Aug 28;41(12):1808–1818. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2022.08.019

Table 4:

Healthcare Utilization by Anticoagulation Exposure

Ever Anticoagulation (events per person-year) No Anticoagulation (events per person-year) Incident Rate Ratio IRR (95% CI) Adjusted IRR* IRR (95% CI)
Overall n = 1020
ED Visits 1.03 0.76 1.36 (1.23 – 1.49) 1.41 (1.28 – 1.56)
Hospital Days 3.39 2.71 1.25 (1.19 – 1.32) 1.30 (1.23 – 1.37)
Hospitalizations 0.44 0.34 1.30 (1.12 – 1.51) 1.33 (1.14 – 1.55)
PAH Clinic Visits 3.01 2.95 1.02 (0.97 – 1.08) 1.05 (1.00 – 1.11)
IPAH/HPAH n = 479
ED Visits 0.93 0.66 1.42 (1.23 – 1.64) 1.36 (1.17 – 1.59)
Hospital Days 2.63 2.10 1.25 (1.15 – 1.36) 1.21 (1.10 – 1.32)
Hospitalizations 0.41 0.27 1.52 (1.21 – 1.89) 1.38 (1.09 – 1.75)
PAH Clinic Visits 2.97 3.11 0.96 (0.89 – 1.03) 0.97 (0.89 – 1.04)
CTD-PAH n = 337
ED Visits 1.08 0.66 1.64 (1.38 – 1.94) 1.71 (1.42 – 2.05)
Hospital Days 4.26 2.81 1.51 (1.39 – 1.64) 2.13 (1.89 – 2.39)
Hospitalizations 0.46 0.33 1.42 (1.10 – 1.82) 1.91 (1.42 – 2.56)
PAH Clinic Visits 2.97 2.97 1.00 (0.91 – 1.10) 1.12 (1.01 – 1.24)
*

Adjusted for age, sex, bmi, WHO Functional Class, Race/Ethnicity, PAPi, PAH-specific, medication, and site volume