Table 2. Adjusted HRs for Incident Fracture Comparing New Users of DOACs vs Warfarin Among Patients With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillationa.
Outcomes by Prescribed DOAC | No. of Events | HR (95% CI)b | P Value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
DOAC Users | Matched Warfarin Users | |||
Any DOACc | ||||
Hip fractures, first position | 293 | 312 | 0.91 (0.78-1.07) | .27 |
Inpatient fractures, first position | 697 | 791 | 0.87 (0.79-0.96) | .007 |
All fractures, first position | 2685 | 2829 | 0.93 (0.88-0.98) | .009 |
Dabigatrand | ||||
Hip fractures, first position | 182 | 186 | 0.98 (0.80-1.20) | .86 |
Inpatient fractures, first position | 447 | 510 | 0.88 (0.78-1.00) | .06 |
All fractures, first position | 1764 | 1803 | 0.96 (0.90-1.03) | .23 |
Rivaroxabane | ||||
Hip fractures, first position | 128 | 170 | 0.89 (0.71-1.12) | .33 |
Inpatient fractures, first position | 307 | 445 | 0.80 (0.69-0.93) | .003 |
All fractures, first position | 1124 | 1493 | 0.82 (0.76-0.89) | <.001 |
Apixabanf | ||||
Hip fractures, first position | 41 | 70 | 0.67 (0.45-0.98) | .04 |
Inpatient fractures, first position | 92 | 174 | 0.60 (0.47-0.78) | <.001 |
All fractures, first position | 396 | 521 | 0.86 (0.75-0.98) | .02 |
Abbreviations: DOAC, direct oral anticoagulant; HR, hazard ratio.
Data are from the MarketScan Commercial Claims and Encounters and Medicare Supplemental and Coordination of Benefits databases from January 1, 2010, through September 30, 2015.
Adjusted for age, sex, CHA2DS2-VASc (congestive heart failure, hypertension, age [>65 years = 1 point; >75 years = 2 points], diabetes, and previous stroke/transient ischemic attack [2 points], vascular disease) score, high-dimensional propensity score, and frailty.
Compares 55 826 DOAC users and 55 826 warfarin users.
Compares 31 612 dabigatran users and 31 612 warfarin users.
Compares 32 440 rivaroxaban users and 32 440 warfarin users.
Compares 15 645 apixaban users and 15 645 warfarin users.