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. 2022 Apr 7;17(4):e0266046. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0266046

Table 2. Combination of atrial fibrillation and chronic kidney disease and risk of bleeding, ischemic stroke and mortality.

Atrial fibrillation Chronic kidney disease Number of events IR Crude HR (95%CI) *Adjusted HR (95%CI)
BLEEDING
No No N = 9,268 211 2.6 1 (ref) 1 (ref)
Yes No N = 374 18 7.7 2.7 (1.7–4.4) 1.9 (1.1–3.2)
No Yes N = 2,427 116 5.7 2.1 (1.7–2.7) 1.5 (1.2–1.9)
Yes Yes N = 325 37 17.2 6.1 (4.3–8.7) 3.0 (2.0–4.4)
ISCHEMIC STROKE
No No N = 9,268 233 2.9 1 (ref) 1 (ref)
Yes No N = 374 19 8.0 2.7 (1.7–4.4) 1.8 (1.1–3.1)
No Yes N = 2,427 123 6.1 2.1 (1.7–2.6) 1.5 (1.2–1.9)
Yes Yes N = 325 46 21.3 7.3 (5.3–10.0) 4.2 (3.0–6.0)
MORTALITY
No No N = 9,268 1,189 14.5 1 (ref) 1 (ref)
Yes No N = 374 75 30.7 2.5 (2.0–3.1) 1.4 (1.1–1.8)
No Yes N = 2,427 747 35.8 2.6 (2.4–2.8) 1.5 (1.3–1.6)
Yes Yes N = 325 192 81.7 6.5 (5.6–7.6) 2.2 (1.9–2.6)

Abbreviations: IR, incidence rate per 1000 person-years; HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval.

Notes:

*Adjusted: Hazard ratio adjusted for age, sex, body mass index, hypertension, stroke, myocardial infarction, peripheral arterial disease, heart failure, diabetes mellitus, use of anticoagulant drugs (vitamin K antagonists and direct oral anticoagulants), antiplatelet agents and hemoglobin levels.