Table 2. Cox proportional hazards analyses of mortality and stroke events among participants with AF before and after propensity score matching.
| Model | Pre–Propensity Score Match | Post–Propensity Score Match | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazard Ratio (95% CI) | P Value | Hazard Ratio (95% CI) | P Value | |
| All-cause Mortality | ||||
| I | 3.97(3.13–5.04) | <0.001 | 1.78(1.32–2.40) | <0.001 |
| II | 2.35(1.85–2.98) | <0.001 | 1.92(1.42–2.59) | <0.001 |
| III | 2.37(1.87–3.02) | <0.001 | 1.92(1.42–2.59) | <0.001 |
| IV | 2.32(1.78–3.06) | <0.001 | 1.98(1.44–2.73) | <0.001 |
| V | 1.86(1.33–2.59) | <0.001 | 1.51(1.03–2.22) | 0.036 |
| Ischemic stroke | ||||
| I | 2.91(1.77–4.78) | <0.001 | 1.61(1.18–2.83) | 0.001 |
| II | 2.35(1.43–3.88) | 0.001 | 1.32(1.10–2.86) | 0.010 |
| III | 2.22(1.33–3.71) | 0.002 | 1.27(1.04–2.76) | 0.018 |
| IV | 2.23(1.26–3.97) | 0.006 | 1.26(1.03–2.77) | 0.023 |
| V | 2.04(1.09–3.83) | 0.026 | 1.20(1.02–2.64) | 0.042 |
| Hemorrhagic stroke | ||||
| I | 3.79(1.68–8.55) | 0.001 | 2.89(1.29–6.12) | 0.005 |
| II | 3.69(1.63–8.31) | 0.002 | 1.77(1.20–5.88) | 0.008 |
| III | 3.59(1.59–8.09) | 0.002 | 1.60(1.10–5.89) | 0.012 |
| IV | 4.53(2.01–10.23) | <0.001 | 1.87(1.46–6.00) | 0.005 |
| V | 4.25(1.74–10.36) | 0.001 | 1.65(1.08–5.97) | 0.023 |
I = unadjusted; II = adjusted for age, gender; III = adjusted for age, gender, history of hypertension, diabetes; IV = adjusted for all covariates except for eGFR and urine protein; V = adjusted for all covariates