Summary: For patients with BMI <25 kg/m2, DOACs were associated with a lower IR of major bleeds, and similar IRs of CRNM bleeds and
recurrent VTE, compared to warfarin.
Outcomes BMI <25 kg/m2 (N = 10,334)
DOAC (n = 4549) Warfarin (n = 5785) P value
n (%) IR* (95% CI) n (%) IR* (95% CI)
Major bleed 75 (1.7) 55.6 (44.3-69.7) 123 (2.1) 87.9 (73.7-104.9) .0015
CRNM bleed 356 (7.8) 277.8 (250.3-308.1) 410 (7.1) 307.1 (278.7-338.3) .17
Recurrent VTE 48 (1.1) 35.5 (26.7-47.1) 63 (1.1) 44.9 (35.0-57.4) .22
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