Table 1

Baseline characteristics by major bleeding during follow-upa

VariableNo major bleed (N = 6830; 92.2%)Major bleed (N = 581; 7.8%)P-value**
Demographics
 Age (years) (median) IQR75 (67–81)78 (71–83)<0.0001
 Male gender57.953.90.06
 White race89.491.60.06
Comorbidities
 Anaemia/abnormal Hgb/Hct34.857.5<0.0001
 Hypertension84.589.30.0019
 Diabetes30.333.70.08
 Current smoker5.36.5<0.0001
 GI bleed7.415.5<0.0001
 Prior stroke9.213.10.002
 CHF33.844.9<0.0001
 MI15.420.50.001
 Osteoporosis/hip fracture14.420.30.0001
 COPD15.724.4<0.0001
 History of cancer23.330.8<0.0001
Antithrombotic therapy
 Antiplatelets37.049.1<0.0001
 Warfarin93.495.00.14
 Dabigatran6.65.20.18
eGFR<60 mg/dL/1.73 m234.048.4<0.0001
CHA2DS2-VASC, median (IQR)4.0 (3.0–5.0)5.0 (4.0–6.0)<0.0001
HAS-BLED, median (IQR)2.0 (1.0–2.0)2.0 (2.0–3.0)<0.0001
ATRIA bleeding score, median (IQR)3.0 (1.0–4.0)4.0 (3.0–6.0)<0.0001
VariableNo major bleed (N = 6830; 92.2%)Major bleed (N = 581; 7.8%)P-value**
Demographics
 Age (years) (median) IQR75 (67–81)78 (71–83)<0.0001
 Male gender57.953.90.06
 White race89.491.60.06
Comorbidities
 Anaemia/abnormal Hgb/Hct34.857.5<0.0001
 Hypertension84.589.30.0019
 Diabetes30.333.70.08
 Current smoker5.36.5<0.0001
 GI bleed7.415.5<0.0001
 Prior stroke9.213.10.002
 CHF33.844.9<0.0001
 MI15.420.50.001
 Osteoporosis/hip fracture14.420.30.0001
 COPD15.724.4<0.0001
 History of cancer23.330.8<0.0001
Antithrombotic therapy
 Antiplatelets37.049.1<0.0001
 Warfarin93.495.00.14
 Dabigatran6.65.20.18
eGFR<60 mg/dL/1.73 m234.048.4<0.0001
CHA2DS2-VASC, median (IQR)4.0 (3.0–5.0)5.0 (4.0–6.0)<0.0001
HAS-BLED, median (IQR)2.0 (1.0–2.0)2.0 (2.0–3.0)<0.0001
ATRIA bleeding score, median (IQR)3.0 (1.0–4.0)4.0 (3.0–6.0)<0.0001

IQR, interquartile range; hgb, haemoglobin; hct, haematocrit; GI, gastrointestinal; CHF, congestive heart failure; MI, myocardial infarction; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate.

aPer cent or value.

**P-values from chi-squared tests for categorical variables and Kruskal–Wallis tests for continuous variables.

Table 1

Baseline characteristics by major bleeding during follow-upa

VariableNo major bleed (N = 6830; 92.2%)Major bleed (N = 581; 7.8%)P-value**
Demographics
 Age (years) (median) IQR75 (67–81)78 (71–83)<0.0001
 Male gender57.953.90.06
 White race89.491.60.06
Comorbidities
 Anaemia/abnormal Hgb/Hct34.857.5<0.0001
 Hypertension84.589.30.0019
 Diabetes30.333.70.08
 Current smoker5.36.5<0.0001
 GI bleed7.415.5<0.0001
 Prior stroke9.213.10.002
 CHF33.844.9<0.0001
 MI15.420.50.001
 Osteoporosis/hip fracture14.420.30.0001
 COPD15.724.4<0.0001
 History of cancer23.330.8<0.0001
Antithrombotic therapy
 Antiplatelets37.049.1<0.0001
 Warfarin93.495.00.14
 Dabigatran6.65.20.18
eGFR<60 mg/dL/1.73 m234.048.4<0.0001
CHA2DS2-VASC, median (IQR)4.0 (3.0–5.0)5.0 (4.0–6.0)<0.0001
HAS-BLED, median (IQR)2.0 (1.0–2.0)2.0 (2.0–3.0)<0.0001
ATRIA bleeding score, median (IQR)3.0 (1.0–4.0)4.0 (3.0–6.0)<0.0001
VariableNo major bleed (N = 6830; 92.2%)Major bleed (N = 581; 7.8%)P-value**
Demographics
 Age (years) (median) IQR75 (67–81)78 (71–83)<0.0001
 Male gender57.953.90.06
 White race89.491.60.06
Comorbidities
 Anaemia/abnormal Hgb/Hct34.857.5<0.0001
 Hypertension84.589.30.0019
 Diabetes30.333.70.08
 Current smoker5.36.5<0.0001
 GI bleed7.415.5<0.0001
 Prior stroke9.213.10.002
 CHF33.844.9<0.0001
 MI15.420.50.001
 Osteoporosis/hip fracture14.420.30.0001
 COPD15.724.4<0.0001
 History of cancer23.330.8<0.0001
Antithrombotic therapy
 Antiplatelets37.049.1<0.0001
 Warfarin93.495.00.14
 Dabigatran6.65.20.18
eGFR<60 mg/dL/1.73 m234.048.4<0.0001
CHA2DS2-VASC, median (IQR)4.0 (3.0–5.0)5.0 (4.0–6.0)<0.0001
HAS-BLED, median (IQR)2.0 (1.0–2.0)2.0 (2.0–3.0)<0.0001
ATRIA bleeding score, median (IQR)3.0 (1.0–4.0)4.0 (3.0–6.0)<0.0001

IQR, interquartile range; hgb, haemoglobin; hct, haematocrit; GI, gastrointestinal; CHF, congestive heart failure; MI, myocardial infarction; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate.

aPer cent or value.

**P-values from chi-squared tests for categorical variables and Kruskal–Wallis tests for continuous variables.

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