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) | ||||
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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.