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Table 1 Comparison of clinical characteristics of the study cohort before and after propensity score matching

From: Efficacy and safety of direct-acting oral anticoagulants compared to vitamin K antagonists in COVID-19 outpatients with cardiometabolic diseases

 

Initial populations

Propensity score matched populations

 

COVID-19 patients on prior VKA

N = 648

COVID-19 patients on prior DOAC

N = 1627

p-value

SMD

COVID-19 patients on prior VKA

N = 635

COVID-19 patients on prior DOAC

N = 635

p-value

SMD

Age (years), mean (SD)

67.90

12.88

67.61

12.79

0.636

0.022

67.80

12.90

68.29

12.26

0.492

0.039

Male sex

363

56.02%

859

52.80%

0.164

0.065

353

55.59%

371

58.43%

0.308

0.057

Ethnicity

 Not Hispanic or Latino

494

76.24%

1133

69.64%

0.002

0.149

482

75.91%

481

75.75%

0.948

0.004

 Hispanic or Latino

65

10.03%

117

7.19%

0.024

0.101

64

10.08%

59

9.29%

0.635

0.027

 Unknown Ethnicity

89

13.74%

377

23.17%

0.481

0.245

89

14.02%

95

14.96%

0.632

0.027

Comorbidities

 Diabetes mellitus

648

100%

1627

100%

1.000

0.000

635

100%

635

100%

1.000

< 0.001

 Hypertension

613

94.60%

1479

90.90%

0.003

0.143

600

94.49%

602

94.80%

0.803

0.014

 Heart failure

270

41.67%

574

35.28%

0.004

0.132

265

41.73%

249

39.21%

0.360

0.051

 Ischemic heart disease

322

49.69%

721

44.32%

0.020

0.108

314

49.45%

311

48.98%

0.866

0.009

 Atrial fibrillation

393

60.65%

984

60.48%

0.941

0.003

386

60.79%

389

61.26%

0.863

0.010

 Peripheral vascular disease

105

16.20%

239

14.69%

0.363

0.042

103

16.22%

96

15.12%

0.589

0.030

 Hyperlipidemia

570

87.96%

1322

81.25%

< 0.001

0.187

557

87.72%

553

87.09%

0.735

0.019

 Cerebrovascular disease

170

26.24%

367

22.56%

0.062

0.086

166

26.14%

160

25.20%

0.700

0.022

 Cerebral infarction

81

12.50%

176

10.82%

0.253

0.052

81

12.76%

85

13.39%

0.739

0.019

 Pulmonary embolism

124

19.14%

266

16.35%

0.111

0.073

121

19.06%

121

19.06%

1.000

0.000

 Other venous embolism and thrombosis

195

30.09%

391

24.03%

0.003

0.137

187

29.45%

189

29.76%

0.902

0.007

 Overweight/obesity

397

61.27%

913

56.12%

0.025

0.105

387

60.94%

389

61.26%

0.908

0.006

 Diseases of the respiratory system

543

83.80%

1307

80.33%

0.056

0.090

532

83.78%

523

82.36%

0.501

0.038

 Diseases of the nervous system

528

81.48%

1264

77.69%

0.046

0.094

517

81.42%

518

81.58%

0.942

0.004

 Diseases of the digestive system

526

81.17%

1230

75.60%

0.004

0.136

514

80.94%

508

80.00%

0.671

0.024

 Acute kidney failure and chronic kidney disease

287

44.29%

582

35.77%

< 0.001

0.175

277

43.62%

272

42.84%

0.777

0.016

 Diseases of liver

130

20.06%

290

17.82%

0.214

0.057

129

20.32%

136

21.42%

0.629

0.027

 Neoplasms

351

54.17%

766

47.08%

0.002

0.142

341

53.70%

345

54.33%

0.822

0.013

Pharmacological therapy

 Beta blockers

495

76.39%

1228

75.48%

0.647

0.021

485

76.38%

485

76.38%

1.000

 < 0.001

 ACE inhibitors

396

61.11%

836

51.38%

 < 0.001

0.197

385

60.63%

385

60.63%

1.000

 < 0.001

 Angiotensin II inhibitors

237

36.57%

621

38.17%

0.479

0.033

236

37.17%

231

36.38%

0.771

0.016

 Alpha blockers

549

84.72%

1282

78.80%

0.001

0.154

537

84.57%

542

85.35%

0.695

0.022

 Antilipemic agents

366

56.48%

863

53.04%

0.137

0.069

359

56.54%

349

54.96%

0.572

0.032

 Calcium channel blockers

477

73.61%

1091

67.06%

0.002

0.144

466

73.39%

463

72.91%

0.849

0.011

 Diuretics

455

70.22%

1065

65.46%

0.030

0.102

445

70.08%

438

68.98%

0.670

0.024

 Antiarrhythmics

401

61.88%

988

60.73%

0.609

0.024

396

62.36%

387

60.95%

0.603

0.029

 Antiplatelets

495

76.39%

1228

75.48%

0.647

0.021

485

76.38%

485

76.38%

1.000

 < 0.001

 Blood glucose regulation agents (including oral antidiabetics and insulin)

554

85.50%

1389

85.37%

0.947

0.003

545

85.83%

545

85.83%

1.000

 < 0.001

  1. ACE: Angiotensin-converting enzyme; DOAC: direct-acting oral anticoagulant; SD: standard deviation; SMD: standardized mean difference; VKA: vitamin K antagonist