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

Table 4. Combination of atrial fibrillation and chronic kidney disease and risk of bleeding, ischemic stroke and mortality stratified for antithrombotic therapy.

ANTITHROMBOTIC USERS ANTITHROMBOTIC NON-USERS
Atrial fibrillation Chronic kidney disease Number of events *Adjusted HR (95%CI) Number of events *Adjusted HR (95%CI)
BLEEDING
No No N = 4,027 70 1 (ref) N = 5,241 141 1 (ref)
Yes No N = 60 2 1.4 (0.4–5.9) N = 314 16 1.9 (1.1–3.3)
No Yes N = 866 38 1.5 (1.0–2.4) N = 1,561 78 1.5 (1.1–2.0)
Yes Yes N = 59 14 4.0 (2.1–7.8) N = 266 23 2.6 (1.7–4.2)
ISCHEMIC STROKE
No No N = 4,027 64 1 (ref) N = 5,241 169 1 (ref)
Yes No N = 60 3 2.8 (0.9–9.2) N = 314 16 1.6 (0.9–2.6)
No Yes N = 866 24 1.1 (0.7–1.8) N = 1,561 99 1.7 (1.3–2.2)
Yes Yes N = 59 10 3.8 (1.9–7.9) N = 266 36 3.9 (2.6–5.7)
MORTALITY
No No N = 4,027 361 1 (ref) N = 5,241 828 1 (ref)
Yes No N = 60 6 0.8 (0.4–1.8) N = 314 69 1.5 (1.2–2.0)
No Yes N = 866 232 1.7 (1.4–2.0) N = 1,561 515 1.4 (1.3–1.6)
Yes Yes N = 59 50 3.1 (2.2–4.2) N = 266 142 2.1 (1.8–2.6)

Abbreviations: 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 and hemoglobin levels.