Table 1. Mean age and percentage of participants ≥ 75 years old in pivotal studies of NOACs.
RE-LY[18] Dabigatran |
ROCKET-AF[19] Rivaroxaban |
ARISTOTLE[20] Apixaban |
ENGAGE AF-TIMI 48[21] Edoxaban |
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D150 mg (n = 6076) | D110 mg (n = 6015) | W (n = 6022) | R (n = 7131) | W (n = 7133) | A (n = 9120) | W (n = 9081) | E60 mg (n = 7035) | E30 mg (n = 7034) | W (n = 7036) | |
Age (years) | 71.5 ± 8.8 | 71.4 ± 8.6 | 71.6 ± 8.6 | 73 (65–78) | 73 (65–78) | 70 (63–76) | 70 (63–76) | 72 (64–68) | 72 (64–78) | 72 (64–78) |
≥75 yrs | 40% | 38% | 39% | 43% | 43% | 31% | 31% | 41% | 40% | 40% |
A: apixaban; D: dabigatran; E: edoxaban; NOACs: new oral anticoagulants; R: rivaroxaban; W: warfarin.