Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population. The table shows baseline characteristics of patients in different bleeding groups and the matched controls
Characteristics | Intracranial haemorrhages | Gastrointestinal bleeding events | Other bleeding events | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bleeding group | Control group | Bleeding Group | Control group | Bleeding group | Control group | |
Female sex (%) | 45% | 45% | 49% | 50% | 29% | 29% |
Age, average (years) | 77 years | 77 years | 78 years | 78 years | 76 years | 76 years |
Age group (%) | ||||||
< 65 | 11% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 13% | 13% |
65-74 | 23% | 23% | 21% | 21% | 25% | 25% |
≥ 75 | 66% | 66% | 69% | 69% | 62% | 62% |
Charlton index (%) | ||||||
= 0 | 47% | 48% | 43% | 43% | 44% | 44% |
= 1-2 | 39% | 39% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 40% |
≥ 2 | 14% | 13% | 17% | 17% | 16% | 16% |
HAS-BLED score, average | 2.43 | 2.43 | 2.55 | 2.55 | 2.48 | 2.48 |
Education (%) | ||||||
Primary and lower secondary school | 41 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 40 |
Higher secondary school and vocational training | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 28 |
Higher education | 13 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Missing | 19 | 19 | 24 | 19 | 19 | |
Labour market affiliation (%) | ||||||
Wage earner | 5% | 6% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 7% |
Self-employed | 3% | 3% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 4% |
Unemployed | 1% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
Retired | 89% | 88% | 92% | 89% | 87% | 86% |
Other | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Missing | 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 2% |
Annual income, average (EUR) | 29,619 EUR | 29,638 EUR | 29,995 EUR | 29,703 EUR | 30,069 EUR | 32,023 EUR |