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Table 3 Independent Influences on Prescribing Inappropriate OAC Doses in NVAF Patients

From: Clinical characteristics, adherence to anticoagulation therapy and prognosis in patients with atrial fibrillation: a real-life study

Inappropriate dose

Impact factor

Number of events

OR(95%CI)

P-value

2018

 Standard Dose

Renal insufficiency

10

0.334(0.128-0.872)

0.025

 Underdosing

9

 Standard Dose

Diabetes

26

7.080(1.007-49.761)

0.049

 Overdosing

5

2023

 Standard Dose

Age

-

1.043(1.020-1.066)

0.000

 Underdosing

 Standard Dose

Renal insufficiency

128

0.381(0.253-0.573)

0.000

 Underdosing

87

 Standard Dose

Rivaroxaban

20

10.725(6.177-18.622)

0.000

 Underdosing

109

 Standard Dose

BMI

-

1.318(1.040-1.671)

0.022

 Overdosing

 Standard Dose

Hypertension

185

0.323(0.125-0.833)

0.019

 Overdosing

19

 Standard Dose

Renal insufficiency

128

2.791(1.189-6.551)

0.018

 Overdosing

25

 Standard Dose

HAS-BLED≥3

213

5.154(1.555-17.088)

0.007

 Overdosing

29

 Standard Dose

Dabigatran

9

7.274(1.584-33.391)

0.011

 Overdosing

3

 Standard Dose

Rivaroxaban

20

6.935(2.794-17.214)

0.000

 Overdosing

12

  1. OAC: Oral anticoagulant, NVAF: Non-valvular atrial fibrillation, OR: Odds ratio, CI: Confidence interval, BMI: Body mass index
  2. -:Continuous variables; Statistically different at P < 0.05