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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Feb 20.
Published in final edited form as: J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2019 Sep 25;30(11):2508–2515. doi: 10.1111/jce.14176

TABLE 2.

Prevalence and odds ratios of physical, cognitive, and psychosocial impairments in relation to high anticoagulation burden among elderly adults with atrial fibrillation receiving an anticoagulant

Impairment and its prevalence Odds ratio (95% confidence interval)
Unadjusted Model 1 Model 2 Model 3
Frailty 145 (14%) 2.0 (1.3-3.1) 0.9 (0.5-1.5) 1.3 (0.7-2.4) 1.4 (0.7-2.5)
Cognitive impairment 435 (42%) 1.0 (0.7-1.3) 0.8 (0.6-1.1) 0.8 (0.5-1.2) 0.8 (0.5-1.2)
Social isolation 133 (13%) 1.5 (1.0-2.2) 1.6 (1.1-2.5) 1.5 (0.9-2.4) 1.5 (1.0-2.4)
Visual impairment 361 (35%) 2.1 (1.5-2.7) 1.6 (1.1-2.1) 1.6 (1.1-2.3) 1.7 (1.2-2.4)
Hearing impairment 376 (36%) 1.2 (0.9-1.6) 1.1 (0.8-1.5) 1.1 (0.8-1.6) 1.1 (0.8-1.6)
Depression 296 (29%) 3.7 (2.8-5.0) 2.5 (1.7-3.7) 2.4 (1.5-3.6) 2.4 (1.6-3.7)
Anxiety 245 (24%) 3.5 (2.6-4.8) 2.1 (1.5-3.1) 1.8 (1.2-2.7) 1.8 (1.2-2.7)

Note: Model 1: all geriatric and mood impairments and symptoms of atrial fibrillation; Model 2: variables controlled for in model 1 and age, sex, education, income, insurance, and provider type; Model 3: variables controlled for in model 2 and CHADSVASC and HAS-BLED.