Event Apixaban
(n = 4236)
Enoxaparin
(n = 4228)
Absolute risk difference
(Apixaban – Enoxaparin)
(95% CI)
Interaction P value
Major VTE, % (n/N)
Overall 0.68 (23/3394) 1.50 (51/3394) -0.76 (- 1.23, -0.30)
BMI <25 kg/m2 0.48 (4/828) 0.37 (3/811) 0.11 (- 052, 0.75) .2273
BMI 25-29 kg/m2 0.57 (8/1403) 1.87 (25/1337) -0.84 (- 1.54, -0.13)
BMI ≥30 kg/m2 0.96 (11/1149) 1.86 (23/1239) - 0.88 (-1.81, 0.05)
Major bleeding, % (n/N)
Overall 0.74 (31/4174) 0.77 (32/4167) - 0.02 (-0.40, 0.35)
BMI <25 kg/m2 0.81 (8/989) 0.51 (5/973) 0.31 (-0.41, 1.02) .5082
BMI 25-29 kg/m2 0.95 (16/1686) 0.92 (15/1628) 0.03 (- 0.62, 0.68)
BMI ≥30 kg/m2 0.47 (7/1483) 0.71 (11/1552) - 0.24 (-0.79, 0.30)
Major + CRNM bleeding, % (n/N)
Overall 4.36 (182/4174) 4.94 (206/4167) - 0.58 (-1.49, 0.32)
BMI <25 kg/m2 4.04 (40/989) 4.62 (45/973) - 0.54 (-2.35, 1.27) . 3223
BMI 25-29 kg/m2 5.22 (88/1686) 5.04 (82/1628) 0.19 (-1.32, 1.69)
BMI ≥30 kg/m2 3.57 (53/1483) 4.90 (76/1852) - 1.34 (-2.77, 0.10)
Note: BMI was a prespecified characteristic analyzed for interaction but the limits of <25, 25-29 and ≥30 were not prespecified.
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