Included
- ≥18 years
- ≥1 pharmacy claims for apixaban or warfarin during the identification period (July 1, 2013 to December 31, 2017)
- BMI ≥30 kg/m2 or body weight ≥100 kg*
- ≥1 medical claims for AF prior to or on the index date† (identified by ICD-9/10-CM codes)
- BMI or body weight reported within ±6 months of the index date†
- Continuous health plan enrollment for ≥6 months pre-index date†
Excluded
- Diagnosis of mechanical heart valve/mitral stenosis, heart valve replacement/transplant, VTE, or transient AF 6
months prior to or on the index date† - Hip or knee replacement surgery 6 weeks prior to or on the index date†
- Pregnancy during the study period
- Pharmacy claim for an OAC 6 months prior to the index date†
- Pharmacy claim for >1 OAC on the index date†
- BMI or weight outliers (i.e., BMI <11 kg/m2 or >175 kg/m2, weight <30 kg or >500 kg)