Table 4.
Rates of warfarin use by stroke and bleeding risk category
| Database | Bleeding risk factors | Stroke risk factors (%) | All stroke risks (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None or 1+ weak | 1 moderate | 2+ moderate | 1+ high | 2+ moderate or 1+ high (combined) | |||
| NNHS | 0–1 | 20 | 43 | 55 | 80 | 56 | 45 |
| 2 | 11 | 41 | 51 | 78 | 54 | 50 | |
| 3 | 0 | 31 | 37 | 60 | 42 | 40 | |
| 4+ | 0a | 7 | 17 | 32 | 21 | 19 | |
| All bleeding risks | 17 | 30 | 32 | 46 | 36 | 34 | |
| AnalytiCare | 0–1 | 41 | 44 | 56 | 55 | 56 | 49 |
| 2 | 43 | 47 | 50 | 59 | 52 | 51 | |
| 3 | 50a | 37 | 44 | 53 | 46 | 45 | |
| 4+ | 0a | 14 | 42 | 41 | 42 | 41 | |
| All bleeding risks | 42 | 39 | 45 | 46 | 45 | 45 | |
NNHS National Nursing Home Survey
aSmall counts (sample, n < 10); age ≥75 years was considered a bleeding risk