Table 1. AF treatment patient characteristics (VKA: VKA Group—NOAC: NOAC Group).
Group | VKA | NOAC | Switch patients on VKA+NOAC |
---|---|---|---|
N of patients | 1,355 | 577 | 239 |
Age, yrs | |||
Mean (SD) | 75.9 (8.6) | 77.3 (9.2) | 73.4 (8.1) |
Sex | |||
Male, N | 659 | 272 | 128 |
Male, % | 48.6% | 47.1% | 53.6% |
CHA2DS2-VASc, score | |||
Mean (SD) | 3.1 (1.3) | 3.1 (1.3) | 2.9 (1.3) |
Previous TIA-Stroke | |||
N | 36 | 36 | 7 |
% | 2.7% | 6.2% | 2.9% |
P-value¥ | - | 0.0001* | 0.8108 |
¥ Pair-wise P-value for comparison vs. VKA
*Statistically significant i.e. p<0,05