Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of participants
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Patients who completed >12 month follow-up and for whom address and INR data were available | 133 | |
| Average age (SD) | 53 years (1.25) | |
| Female | 110 | 83 |
| No of patients with mechanical valve replacement | 105 | 79 |
| No of patients with non-mechanical valve replacement | 28 | 21 |
| Co-morbidities | n/Na | % |
| Hypertension | 27/99 | 27 |
| Stroke | 28/111 | 25 |
| Diabetes | 19/98 | 19 |
N total number of patients, % percentage, SD standard deviation, n number of patients who suffer from co-mobidities
aData were not available on all patients