Table 1 Patient Demographics

Demographics

  Patients, n

3497

3781

  Duration (days)

501

488

  Patient-years

2,883

3,367

  Male (%)

1,885 (53)

1,996 (52.8)

0.83

  Age

    Mean ± SD

59.6 ± 17.8

59.0 ± 18.0

0.12

    < 20

125 (3.6%)

156 (4.1%)

0.7

    20-29

99 (2.8%)

110 (2.9%)

    30-39

203 (5.8%)

234 (6.2%)

    40-49

456 (13.0%)

471 (12.5%)

    50-59

687 (19.6%)

784 (20.7%)

    60-69

784 (22.4%)

843 (22.3%)

    71-80

759 (21.7%)

779 (20.6%)

    >80

384 (11.0)

404 (10.7%)

  Underlying Diseases

Case (%)

Case (%)

0.11

    Hypertension

920 (26)

1,047 (28)

    Diabetes mellitus

556 (16)

571 (15)

    Malignancy

248 (7)

279 (7)

  Treatment Indications

Case (%)

Case (%)

0.74

    Atrial flutter/atrial fibrillation

950 (27)

1,102 (29)

    Arterial embolism/deep venous thrombosis

626 (18)

667 (18)

    Cerebral vascular disease

493 (14)

529 (14)

    Coronary artery disease

429 (12)

502 (13)

    Heart failure

425 (12)

455 (12)

    Coagulation factor abnormality

236 (7)

255 (7)

    Other cardiovascular diseases

202 (6)

248 (7)

    Pulmonary embolism

39 (1)

52 (1)