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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jan 3.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Med. 2007 May 24;120(8):700–705. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2006.07.034

Table 1.

Comparison of Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation Who Were Hospitalized for Intracranial Hemorrhage vs Major Extracranial Hemorrhage While Receiving Warfarin Therapy

Characteristic Intracranial (n = 72) Extracranial (n = 98) P value
Median age (interquartile range) 77 (69–82) 77 (71–79) .6
Female (%) 32 45 .09
Prior stroke (%) 25 19 .4
Prior gastrointestinal bleed (%) 5 14 .07
Congestive heart failure (%) 42 54 .1
Hypertension (%) 67 68 .8
Coronary artery disease (%) 35 46 .2
Diabetes mellitus (%) 19 33 .06
Median INR (interquartile range) 2.7 (2.3–4.0) 3.4 (2.2–5.1) .1