Variables Unweighted characteristics (before IPTW) Characteristics after weighting for IPTW
Apixaban
(n = 4471)
Dabigatran
(n = 3246)
Rivaroxaban
(n = 3299)
Warfarin
(n = 10,338)
Apixaban
(n = 4471)
Dabigatran
(n = 3246)
Rivaroxaban
(n = 3299)
Warfarin
(n = 1038)
Age (years), mean 69.9 65.7 66.7 66.5 67.3 67.2 67.3 67.2
Women, % 1 1 1 1.1 8 7 10 11
Years
2013-2014, % 1.4 26.2 9.9 45.0 22.6 29.0 26.9 28.9
2015-2016, % 47.3 50.1 52.5 39.8 46.2 46.8 45.2 46.3
2017-2018, % 51.3 23.7 37.6 38.6 31.1 24.2 27.9 24.7
Race, %
White 81.2 81.5 80.3 80.8 79.5 81.0 80.3 81.0
Black 9.9 9.6 11.0 10.8 11.6 10.1 10.3 10.6
Hispanic 1.8 2.1 2.0 1.9 2.6 1.9 2.1 1.9
Other 1.6 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.6 2.0 1.9 1.6
History of bleeding, %
GI bleeding 3.7 3.3 4.0 6.2 5.8 4.8 5.2 5.1
ICH 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
Any major bleeding 8.7 7.2 7.8 11.6 11.2 9.5 10.5 10.2
Days since AF diagnosis 484 446 465 371 420.3 419.2 426.7 422.5
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