Table 1 Patients’ descriptive sociodemographic characteristics
Characteristics | N (%) (n = 554a) |
|---|---|
Sex | |
Male | 282 (51.1) |
Female | 269 (48.7) |
Other | 1 (0.2) |
Age (Years) | |
< 30 | 4 (0.7) |
30—49 | 67 (12.0) |
50—69 | 270 (48.9) |
> 70 | 211 (38.2) |
Education | |
Less than high school | 109 (19.8) |
High school diploma | 73 (13.3) |
Post Secondary School | 368 (66.9) |
Anticoagulant medication use | |
Direct Oral Anticoagulant (DOAC) | 296 (54.1) |
Warfarin | 102 (18.6) |
Low Molecular Weight Heparin (LMWH) | 27 (4.9) |
Antiplatelet | 18 (3.3) |
No anticoagulant | 104 (19.0) |
Anticoagulant Duration (years) | |
< 1 | 152 (27.9) |
1–5 | 255 (46.9) |
> 5 | 137 (25.2) |