Article Figures & Data
Tables
- Table 1.
Percent of Outpatient Visits by Patients with Atrial Fibrillation during which Warfarin was Prescribed or Continued: United States, 2001 to 2006
Characteristics N (%) 95% CI All visits 1771 (52.2) 48.3–56.0 Risk factors* None 1059 (47.6) 42.4–52.9 Any 712 (58.5) 52.5–64.3 Age (years) <65 440 (49.8) 42.5–57.1 65–75 508 (49.6) 42.5–56.7 >75 823 (54.4) 49.1–59.6 Sex Female 873 (47.9) 42.8–53.1 Male 898 (56.4) 50.8–61.9 Race White 1563 (53.5) 49.4–57.5 Other 208 (40.5) 29.2–53.0 Primary payment source Private 392 (45.5) 38.5–52.6 Medicare 1094 (53.6) 48.5–58.5 Other 285 (57.1) 45.3–68.2 Region Northeast 497 (66.2) 59.5–72.3 Midwest 444 (55.2) 48.7–61.5 South 527 (41.1) 33.9–48.7 West 303 (49.9) 40.9–58.8 Metropolitan area Urban 1527 (52.6) 48.4–56.7 Rural 244 (50.4) 39.8–61.0 Survey year 2001 282 (40.0) 30.4–50.3 2002 279 (51.8) 42.1–61.5 2003 272 (55.2) 43.5–66.3 2004 267 (50.7) 40.2–61.0 2005 270 (57.7) 46.6–68.1 2006 401 (56.6) 49.0–63.9 Primary care physician Yes 671 (52.5) 46.5–58.4 No 1100 (51.7) 46.7–56.8 Visits during last 12 months 0 (including new patients) 208 (39.1) 27.0–52.7 1–2 421 (49.5) 42.7–56.2 ≥3 1142 (54.6) 49.6–59.5 Aspirin Prescribed 281 (45.9) 36.4–55.6 Not prescribed 1490 (53.4) 49.2–57.5 * Risk factors: stroke, diabetes, hypertension, congestive heart failure, rheumatic mitral valve disease, arterial embolism.
N, unweighted sample size.
- Table 2.
Adjusted Odds Ratios for Prescribing or Continuing Warfarin during Visits by Patients with Atrial Fibrillation (N = 1771): United States, 2001 to 2006
Characteristics OR (95% CI) Risk factors* None 1.00 Any 1.40 (1.00–1.94) Age (years) <65 1.08 (0.66–1.78) 65–75 0.90 (0.62–1.31) >75 1.00 Sex Female 0.69 (0.50–0.94) Male 1.00 Race White 1.00 Other 0.49 (0.29–0.83) Primary payment source Private 1.00 Medicare 1.56 (1.01–2.39) Other 1.82 (0.99–3.36) Region Northeast 1.00 Midwest 0.60 (0.39–0.93) South 0.35 (0.22–0.55) West 0.53 (0.33–0.87) Metropolitan area Urban 1.00 Rural 1.02 (0.61–1.70) Survey year 2001 1.00 2002 1.60 (0.92–2.78) 2003 1.73 (0.93–3.19) 2004 1.42 (0.77–2.62) 2005 1.99 (1.10–3.61) 2006 2.02 (1.16–3.51) Primary care physician Yes 0.99 (0.68–1.43) No 1.00 Visits during last 12 months 0 (including new patients) 1.00 1–2 1.45 (0.68–3.09) ≥3 1.85 (0.96–3.56) Aspirin Prescribed 0.62 (0.41–0.95) Not prescribed 1.00 * Risk factors: stroke, diabetes, hypertension, congestive heart failure, rheumatic mitral valve disease, arterial embolism.
N, unweighted sample size; OR, odds ratio. Bolded values were statistically significant (confidence intervals did not include 1.00).