Retrospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2021.
World J Cardiol. Sep 26, 2021; 13(9): 483-492
Published online Sep 26, 2021. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v13.i9.483
Table 1 Baseline characteristics
Baseline characteristic
All patients, n = 420
TTR < 60%, n = 178
TTR ≥ 60%, n = 242
Age, yr
mean ± SD65.7 ± 10.965.7 ± 10.865.7± 10.9
Median (IQR)67 (15)66 (14)67 (15)
Male227(54.0)99 (55.6)128 (52.9)
Female193 (46.0)79 (44.4)114 (47.1)
Ethnicity
Malay210 (50.0)96 (53.9)114 (47.1)
Chinese179 (42.6)64 (36.0)115 (47.5)
Indian26 (6.2)16 (9.0)10 (4.1)
Others5 (1.2)2 (1.1)3 (1.2)
Comorbidities
Diabetes mellitus170 (40.5)85 (47.8)85 (35.1)
Hypertension291 (69.3)128 (71.9)163 (67.4)
Ischemic heart disease90 (21.4)48 (27.0)42 (17.4)
Peripheral vascular disease8 (1.9)2 (1.1)6 (2.5)
Stroke/transient ischemic attack49 (11.7)20 (11.2)29 (12.0)
Deep vein thrombosis/pulmonary embolism2 (0.5)1 (0.6)1 (0.4)
Heart failure27 (6.4)12 (6.7)15 (6.2)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease/asthma22 (5.2)8 (4.5)14 (5.8)
Chronic kidney disease49 (11.7)28 (15.7)21 (8.7)
Dyslipidaemia125 (29.8)47 (26.4)78 (32.2)
Chronic rheumatic heart disease17 (4.0)10 (5.6)7 (2.9)
Liver disease0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)
CHA2DS2-VASc score
Mean ± SD2.6 ± 1.4--
Median (IQR)3 (1.0)3 (2)2(1)
Score 0-191 (21.7)34 (19.1)57 (23.6)
Score 2-4297 (70.7)125 (70.2)172 (71.1)
Score ≥ 532 (7.6)19 (10.7)13 (5.4)
HAS-BLED score
Median (IQR)2 (2.0)3 (1.0)2 (2.0)
Low bleeding risk (score ≤ 2)257 (61.2)83 (46.6)174 (71.9)
High bleeding risk (score ≥ 3)163 (38.8)95 (53.4)68 (28.1)