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- Figure 1.
Percentage of all patients recorded as receiving aspirin therapy. AA, aortic aneurysm; CKD, chronic kidney disease; CVD, cardiovascular disease; DM, diabetes mellitus; HLD, hyperlipidemia; HTN, hypertension; PVD, peripheral vascular disease.
- Figure 2.
Percentage of patients with current cardiovascular disease (CVD) who are taking aspirin (ASA) versus patients with newly diagnosed CVD who were prescribed ASA within the first year of diagnosis.
- Figure 3.
Percentage of all patients prescribed aspirin within 1 year of new diagnosis. Arrows indicate corresponding time of study publication or guideline change. AA, aortic aneurysm; ADA, American Diabetes Association; AHA, American Heart Association; ATTC, Antithrombotic Trialists' Collaboration; CKD, chronic kidney disease; CVD, cardiovascular disease; DM, diabetes mellitus; DOPPS, Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study; HLD, hyperlipidemia; HTN, hypertension; JPAD, Japanese Primary Prevention of Atherosclerosis with Aspirin for Diabetes; POPADAD, Prevention of Progression of Arterial Disease and Diabetes Trial; PVD, peripheral vascular disease.
Tables
Diagnosis Total (n) Male Female Patients (n) Age, years (SD) Patients (n) Age, years (SD) Cardiovascular disease 13,639 7,817 68.8 (12.2) 5,816 71.4 (13.7) Diabetes 25,293 12,780 59.7 (14.3) 12,509 61.3 (15.1) Chronic kidney disease 4,304 2,351 68.2 (14.4) 1,952 71.1 (15.0) Peripheral vascular disease 4,266 1,871 67.8 (13.6) 2,395 63.6 (17.9) Aortic aneurysm 952 663 71.8 (12.1) 289 72.7 (14.5) Hyperlipidemia 94,538 50,350 55.0 (13.9) 44,169 59.1 (14.6) Hypertension 74,850 35,952 58.4 (14.3) 38,882 62.2 (14.7) Total 131,050 66,327 55.1 (14.4) 64,699 58.6 (15.2) - Table 2. Total Number of Patients in Observed Practices Diagnosed with Both New and Current Disease, Correlating to Time Periods and Number (%) Taking Aspirin
Aspirin Use by Disease January-December 2007 January-December 2008 January 2009 to May 2010 June 2010 to May 2011 New Diagnosis Current Disease New Diagnosis Current Disease New Diagnosis Current Disease New Diagnosis Current Disease Cardiovascular disease Total, n 2,890 12,666 2,906 15,572 4,692 20,264 2,256 22,520 Patients taking aspirin, n (%) 1,159 (40.1) 4,840 (38.2) 1,159 (39.9) 5,999 (38.5) 1,944 (41.4) 7,943 (39.2) 938 (41.6) 8,881 (39.4) Diabetes Total, n 2,904 11,343 2,509 13,852 4,722 18,574 2,355 20,929 Patients taking aspirin, n (%) 822 (28.3) 2,988 (26.3) 712 (28.4) 3,700 (26.7) 1,570 (33.2) 5,270 (28.4) 838 (35.6) 6,108 (29.2) Chronic kidney disease Total, n 414 1,096 464 1,560 864 2,424 485 2,909 Patients taking aspirin, n (%) 151 (36.5) 380 (34.7) 168 (36.2) 548 (35.1) 326 (37.7) 874 (36.1) 192 (39.6) 1,066 (36.6) Peripheral vascular disease Total, n 491 1,494 631 2,125 983 3,108 385 3,493 Patients taking aspirin, n (%) 174 (35.4) 521 (34.9) 230 (36.5) 751 (35.3) 365 (37.1) 1,116 (35.9) 156 (40.5) 1,272 (36.4) Hyperlipidemia Total, n 11,773 42,041 11,863 53,904 20,439 74,343 10,075 84,418 Patients taking aspirin, n (%) 1,998 (17.0) 6,976 (16.6) 1,816 (15.3) 8,792 (16.3) 4,121 (20.2) 12,913 (17.4) 2,472 (24.5) 15,385 (18.2) Hypertension Total, n 8536 35,732 8,175 43,907 14,409 58,316 7,066 65,382 Patients taking aspirin, n (%) 1689 (19.8) 6,321 (17.7) 1,500 (18.3) 7,821 (17.8) 3,366 (23.4) 11,187 (19.2) 2,020 (28.6) 13,207 (20.2) - Table 3. Total Number of Patients Diagnosed with Both New and Current Disease and Taking Aspirin Therapy
Disease January-December 2007 January-December 2008 January 2009 to May 2010 June 2010 to May 2011 New Diagnosis Current Disease New Diagnosis Current Disease New Diagnosis Current Disease New Diagnosis Current Disease Cardiovascular disease 1,159 4,840 1,159 5,999 1,944 7,943 938 8,881 Diabetes 822 2,988 712 3,700 1,570 5,270 838 6,108 Chronic kidney disease 151 380 168 548 326 874 192 1,066 Peripheral vascular disease and aortic aneurysm 174 521 230 751 365 1,116 156 1,272 Hyperlipidemia 1,998 6,976 1,816 8,792 4,121 12,913 2,472 15,385 Hypertension 1,689 6,321 1,500 7,821 3,366 11,187 2,020 13,207
