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. 2018 Jul 27;7(15):e009263. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.118.009263

Table 2.

Baseline Characteristics of Anticoagulated AF Patients with Normal Liver Function and ILF

All patients (n=6451) Liver Function P Value
Normal (n=5818) ILF (n=633)
Age, y 76.7±7.0 76.6±7.0 77.3±6.9 0.014
Male, n (%) 3389 (52.5) 3066 (52.7) 323 (51.0) 0.424
Past history
Heart failure, n (%) 2708 (42.0) 2386 (41.0) 322 (50.9) <0.001
Hypertension, n (%) 4801 (74.4) 4363 (75.0) 438 (69.2) 0.002
Diabetes mellitus, n (%) 2146 (33.3) 1953 (33.4) 193 (30.5) 0.119
Myocardial infarction, n (%) 426 (6.6) 357 (6.1) 69 (10.9) <0.001
Ischemic heart disease, n (%) 2820 (43.7) 2546 (43.8) 274 (43.3) 0.819
Systemic embolism, n (%) 159 (2.5) 144 (2.5) 15 (2.4) 0.871
Peripheral vascular disease, n (%) 65 (1.0) 61 (1.1) 4 (0.6) 0.319
Transient ischemic attack, n (%) 215 (3.3) 193 (3.3) 22 (3.5) 0.833
Stroke, n (%) 1607 (24.9) 1455 (25.0) 152 (24.0) 0.582
Bleeding, n (%) 2698 (41.8) 2443 (42.0) 255 (40.3) 0.409
CHA2DS2‐VASc score 4.1±1.6 4.1±1.6 4.2±1.7 0.456
HAS‐BLED score 2.7±0.9 2.7±0.9 3.2±1.1 <0.001
Laboratory data
AST, U/L 27 (22–37) 26 (21–33) 71 (36–110) <0.001
ALT, U/L 20 (15–29) 19 (14–27) 64 (21–102) <0.001
Total bilirubin, mg/dL 0.9 (0.6–1.2) 0.8 (0.6–1.1) 1.5 (0.9–2.5) <0.001
eGFR, mL/min/1.73 m2 64.9 (51.1–79.7) 65.3 (51.8–79.8) 59.9 (44.3–78.7) <0.001
Hemoglobin, g/dL 12.6 (11.1–14.0) 12.7 (11.2–14.1) 11.7 (10.4–13.3) <0.001
Platelet, ×1000/μL 187 (152–228) 189 (155–229) 171 (129–218) <0.001
LDL‐C, mg/dL 94 (76–113) 95 (77–114) 86 (69–105) <0.001
HDL‐C, mg/dL 46 (38–55) 46 (38–55) 41 (33–51) <0.001
Cholesterol, mg/dL 163 (141–187) 165 (142–188) 152 (126–176) <0.001
Triglyceride, mg/dL 95 (69–130) 96 (70–131) 87 (63–122) <0.001
Medication
Statin, n (%) 1868 (29.0) 1714 (27.5) 154 (24.3) 0.007
Amiodarone, n (%) 780 (12.1) 599 (10.3) 181 (28.6) <0.001
Antiplatelet, n (%) 3696 (57.3) 3326 (57.2) 370 (58.5) 0.535
Anticonvulsant, n (%) 85 (1.3) 70 (1.2) 15 (2.4) 0.015
NSAID, n (%) 1347 (20.9) 1200 (20.6) 147 (23.2) 0.127
Warfarin, n (%) 3332 (51.7) 2928 (50.3) 394 (62.2) <0.001
NOAC, n (%) 4390 (68.1) 4048 (69.6) 342 (54.0) <0.001
Dabigatran, n (%) 1483 (23.0) 1387 (23.8) 96 (17.3)
Rivaroxaban, n (%) 2219 (34.4) 2044 (35.1) 175 (27.6)
Apixaban, n (%) 598 (9.3) 534 (9.2) 64 (10.1)
Edoxaban, n (%) 90 (1.4) 83 (1.4) 7 (1.1)

Values are mean±SD or median (interquartile range) except as noted. CHA2DS2‐VASc score awards 1 point each for congestive heart failure, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, vascular disease, age 65–74 y, and female sex (sex category) and 2 points each for age ≥75 y and previous stroke or transient ischemic attack. HAS‐BLED score awards 1 point each for hypertension, abnormal renal or liver function, stroke, bleeding history, labile international normalized ratio, age ≥65 y, and antiplatelet drug or alcohol use. AF indicates atrial fibrillation; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; HDL‐C, high‐density lipoprotein; ILF, impaired liver function; LDL‐C, low‐density lipoprotein; NOAC, non–vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulant.