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Table 1. Patient baseline characteristics: Cohort 1 of the GARFIELD Registry.

Variable	All patients (n = 10,614)
Age, mean (SD), years	70.2±11.2
Age group, n (%)
>65 years	7,374 (69.5)
≥75 years	4,091 (38.5)
65–74 years	3,540 (33.4)
Women, n (%)	4,580 (43.2)
Body mass index,^a mean (SD), kg/m²	27.5±5.3
Smoking status (current/previous)^b, n (%)	3,504 (35.2)
Pulse,^c mean (SD), bpm	86.6±25.1
Medical history, n (%)
Acute coronary syndromes (myocardial infarction or unstable angina)	1,060 (10.0)
Congestive heart failure^d	2,229 (21.0)
Coronary artery disease^d	2,035 (19.2)
Hypercholesterolemia^d	4,159 (39.2)
Hypertension^d	8,249 (77.8)
Family history of cardiac disease^e,f	1,940 (18.3)
Diabetes mellitus^f	2,330 (22.0)
Stroke^d	1,026 (9.7)
Stroke or transient ischaemic attack^d	1,528 (14.4)
Left ventricular ejection fraction <40%^g	586 (9.5)
Chronic renal disease^h
Mild renal dysfunction (GFR 60–89 mL/min)	1,502 (19.6)
Moderate renal dysfunction (GFR 30–59 mL/min)	871 (11.4)
Severe renal dysfunction or renal failure (GFR <30 mL/min)	154 (2.0)
Peripheral artery disease^d	743 (7.0)
Carotid occlusive disease^d	368 (3.5)
Other thromboembolism^d,i	150 (1.4)
Systemic embolism^d	80 (0.8)
Pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis^d	304 (2.9)
Bleeding^d	368 (3.5)
Heavy alcohol consumption^j	215 (2.2)
Cirrhosis^d	55 (0.5)

Abbreviation: GFR, glomerular filtration rate.

Data not available for 1,611 patients.

Data not available for 671 patients.

Data not available for 1,372 patients.

Data not available for 6 patients.

First-degree relative with premature cardiac history (age <55 years [male], <65 years [female]).

Data not available for 7 patients.

Data not available for 4,448 patients.

Data not available for 2,954 patients.

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For example, central venous thrombosis, retinal occlusion.

Investigator defined; data not available for 1,048 patients.