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. 2017 May 17;12(5):e0175405. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0175405

Table 3. Comparison of differences in CHADS2 with warfarin and antiplatelet therapy between sexes (n = 1776).

CHADS2-VASc 0 (n = 425, %) 1–2 (n = 234, %) >2 (n = 1117, %) P
Men Women Men Women Men Women -
Warfarin alone 74 (4.1) - 78 (4.4) 74 (4.1) 156 (8.7) 553 (31.1) <.001
Dual therapy 11 (0.6) - 27 (1.5) 7 (0.4) 106 (5.9) 128 (7.2) .001
Triple therapy 1 - 1 - 19 (1.0) 15 (0.8) .002
Antiplatelet 288 (16.2) - 11 (0.6) 3 (0.1) 35 (1.9) 49 (2.7) NS
None 51 (2.8) - 16 (0.9) 17 (0.9) 22 (1.2) 34 (1.9) .030

Key: CHADS2: Congestive heart failure, Hypertension, Age ≥75 years, Diabetes mellitus, Stroke/TIA2. Dual therapy: warfarin and either of the two antiplatelets (aspirin or clopidogrel). Triple therapy: warfarin plus aspirin plus clopidogrel. Antiplatelet: aspirin or clopidogrel or both. None: neither warfarin nor antiplatelet. NS: not significant, 1784 completed the follow-up.