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. 2021 Mar 16;36(9):1410–1420. doi: 10.1007/s00380-021-01810-5

Table 2.

Patient characteristics by creatinine clearance and rivaroxaban doses in the unmatched and propensity score matched cohorts

Unmatched cohort Propensity Score Matched cohort
Normal renal function group
(CrCl ≥ 50 mL/min)
Renal dysfunction group
(CrCl < 50 mL/min)
Normal renal function group
(CrCl ≥ 50 mL/min)
Renal dysfunction group
(CrCl < 50 mL/min)
10 mg/day 15 mg/day P value 10 mg/day 15 mg/day P value 10 mg/day 15 mg/day P value 10 mg/day 15 mg/day P value
(n = 1609) (n = 3717) (n = 1372) (n = 108) (n = 1314) (n = 1314) (n = 108) (n = 108)
Sex (male), n (%) 1025 (63.7) 2813 (75.7)  < 0.001 711 (51.8) 56 (51.9) 0.995 886 (67.4) 874 (66.5) 0.619 60 (55.6) 56 (51.9) 0.585
Age (years), mean ± SD 73.8 ± 7.8 67.4 ± 8.6  < 0.001 80.0 ± 6.1 77.0 ± 6.0  < 0.001 72.6 ± 7.3 72.6 ± 6.6 0.898 77.9 ± 6.0 77.0 ± 6.0 0.258
 Age ≥ 75 years, n (%) 829 (51.5) 767 (20.6)  < 0.001 1147 (83.6) 76 (70.4)  < 0.001 570 (43.4) 567 (43.2) 0.906 75 (69.4) 76 (70.4) 0.882
Body weight (kg), mean ± SD 62.8 ± 10.9 66.6 ± 12.0  < 0.001 52.9 ± 9.6 52.4 ± 7.9 0.223 63.2 ± 10.9 63.4 ± 11.0 0.631 53.0 ± 8.0 52.4 ± 7.9 0.620
CHADS2 score, mean ± SD 2.2 ± 1.3 1.8 ± 1.2  < 0.001 2.8 ± 1.3 2.6 ± 1.3 0.147 2.1 ± 1.3 2.1 ± 1.3 0.867 2.4 ± 1.3 2.6 ± 1.3 0.311
  < 2 points, n (%) 521 (32.4) 1758 (47.3)  < 0.001 198 (14.4) 21 (19.4) 0.055 493 (37.5) 455 (34.6) 0.339 27 (25.0) 21 (19.4) 0.602
 2 points, n (%) 496 (30.8) 1014 (27.3) 441 (32.1) 39 (36.1) 385 (29.3) 421 (32.0) - 34 (31.5) 39 (36.1)
  ≥ 3 points, n (%) 592 (36.8) 945 (25.4) 733 (53.4) 48 (44.4) 436 (33.2) 438 (33.3) - 47 (43.5) 48 (44.4)
CHA2DS2-VASc score, mean ± SD 3.7 ± 1.6 2.8 ± 1.6  < 0.001 4.5 ± 1.5 4.3 ± 1.5 0.169 3.5 ± 1.5 3.5 ± 1.5 0.604 4.0 ± 1.3 4.3 ± 1.5 0.172
HAS-BLED score, mean ± SD 1.5 ± 0.9 1.3 ± 0.9  < 0.001 1.6 ± 0.8 1.5 ± 0.8 0.298 1.5 ± 0.9 1.5 ± 0.9 0.400 1.7 ± 0.8 1.5 ± 0.8 0.191
Comorbidity and medical history, n (%)
 Congestive heart failure 449 (27.9) 760 (20.4)  < 0.001 560 (40.8) 37 (34.3) 0.181 335 (25.5) 345 (26.3) 0.656 36 (33.3) 37 (34.3) 0.886
 Hypertension 1213 (75.4) 2530 (68.1)  < 0.001 1017 (74.1) 83 (76.9) 0.532 965 (73.4) 974 (74.1) 0.690 76 (70.4) 83 (76.9) 0.280
 Diabetes mellitus 406 (25.2) 917 (24.7) 0.663 332 (24.2) 24 (22.2) 0.644 323 (24.6) 334 (25.4) 0.620 18 (16.7) 24 (22.2) 0.302
 Angina pectoris 239 (14.9) 343 (9.2)  < 0.001 209 (15.2) 12 (11.1) 0.247 170 (12.9) 159 (12.1) 0.517 14 (13.0) 12 (11.1) 0.676
 Dyslipidemia 704 (43.8) 1566 (42.1) 0.271 552 (40.2) 42 (38.9) 0.784 565 (43.0) 563 (42.8) 0.937 42 (38.9) 42 (38.9) 1.000
 Stroke (ischemic/hemorrhagic) 306 (19.0) 762 (20.5) 0.215 363 (26.5) 28 (25.9) 0.904 252 (19.2) 245 (18.6) 0.727 28 (25.9) 28 (25.9) 1.000
  Ischemic stroke 285 (17.7) 716 (19.3) 0.184 347 (25.3) 25 (23.1) 0.621 231 (17.6) 221 (16.8) 0.605 26 (24.1) 25 (23.1) 0.873
  Hemorrhagic stroke 28 (1.7) 70 (1.9) 0.721 28 (2.0) 4 (3.7) 0.253 28 (2.1) 30 (2.3) 0.791 2 (1.9) 4 (3.7) 0.408
 Transient ischemic attack 58 (3.6) 94 (2.5) 0.030 48 (3.5) 6 (5.6) 0.272 47 (3.6) 43 (3.3) 0.668 5 (4.6) 6 (5.6) 0.757
 Systemic embolism 12 (0.7) 31 (0.8) 0.741 14 (1.0) 1 (0.9) 0.925 11 (0.8) 7 (0.5) 0.344 0 (0.0) 1 (0.9) 1.000
 Myocardial infarction 84 (5.2) 115 (3.1)  < 0.001 81 (5.9) 5 (4.6) 0.586 58 (4.4) 57 (4.3) 0.924 1 (0.9) 5 (4.6) 0.098
 Malignant tumor 157 (9.8) 289 (7.8) 0.017 162 (11.8) 17 (15.7) 0.227 128 (9.7) 124 (9.4) 0.791 11 (10.2) 17 (15.7) 0.224
 Bleeding and/or bleeding tendency 82 (5.1) 136 (3.7) 0.015 55 (4.0) 3 (2.8) 0.526 57 (4.3) 64 (4.9) 0.515 7 (6.5) 3 (2.8) 0.195
Non-PAF (persistent/permanent), n (%) 889 (55.3) 2033 (54.7) 0.708 803 (58.5) 58 (53.7) 0.328 739 (56.2) 732 (55.7) 0.783 55 (50.9) 58 (53.7) 0.683
Use of concomitant antiplatelet, n (%) 284 (17.7) 443 (11.9)  < 0.001 246 (17.9) 17 (15.7) 0.567 210 (16.0) 213 (16.2) 0.874 20 (18.5) 17 (15.7) 0.588

CrCl creatinine clearance, PAF paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, SD standard deviation

10 mg/day vs. 15 mg/day