Table 1:
Baseline demographic, socioeconomic and clinical characteristics for all patients with VTE
| Characteristic | VKA (n = 10495) | DOAC (n = 3645) | P-Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (yrs) | 58.78 (15.95) | 58.53 (15.56) | 0.42 |
| Male Sex (n) | 4892 (46.6) | 1759 (48.3) | 0.09 |
| Race/Ethnicity (n) | 0.01 | ||
| White | 8219 (78.3) | 2929 (80.4) | |
| Black | 1540 (14.7) | 454 (12.5) | |
| Hispanic | 616 (5.9) | 217 (6.0) | |
| Asian | 120 (1.1) | 45 (1.2) | |
| Region (n) | <0.001 | ||
| Midwest | 3066 (29.2) | 960 (26.3) | |
| Northeast | 932 (8.9) | 392 (10.8) | |
| South | 4441 (42.3) | 1713 (47.0) | |
| West | 2056 (19.6) | 580 (15.9) | |
| Household income (n) | <0.001 | ||
| $100K+ | 3402 (32.4) | 1434 (39.3) | |
| $75K-$99K | 1494 (14.2) | 513 (14.1) | |
| $60K-$74K | 1120 (10.7) | 359 (9.8) | |
| $50K-$59K | 788 (7.5) | 255 (7.0) | |
| $40K-$49K | 808 (7.7) | 291 (8.0) | |
| <$40K | 2883 (27.5) | 793 (21.8) | |
| Comorbidities (n) | |||
| Congestive Heart Failure | 987 (9.4) | 339 (9.3) | 0.88 |
| Hypertension | 6340 (60.4) | 2181 (59.8) | 0.56 |
| Diabetes | 2319 (22.1) | 792 (21.7) | 0.66 |
| Vascular disease | 944 (9.0) | 313 (8.6) | 0.48 |
| Renal disease | 929 (8.9) | 309 (8.5) | 0.51 |
| Liver disease | 500 (4.8) | 208 (5.7) | 0.03 |
| Ischemic stroke/transient ischemic attack | 947 (9.0) | 206 (5.7) | <0.001 |
| Presence of IVC filter | 153 (1.5) | 44 (1.2) | 0.30 |
| Elixhauser Comorbidity Count (n) | 0.12 | ||
| >=4 | 6813 (64.9) | 2329 (63.9) | |
| 2-3 | 1776 (16.9) | 671 (18.4) | |
| 0-1 | 1906 (18.2) | 645 (17.7) |