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Age, mean (SD)
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78.6 (6.8)
|
78.9 (6.9)
|
80.5 (6.8)
|
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White, n (%)
|
26,535 (93.0)
|
14,450 (90.7)
|
30,583 (95.9)
|
|
Female, n (%)
|
24,011 (84.2)
|
13,287 (83.4)
|
27,812 (87.3)
|
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Nursing home stay, n (%)
|
1757 (6.2)
|
989 (6.2)
|
2781 (8.7)
|
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Num. of medications, mean (SD)
|
9.4 (5.1)
|
9.7 (5.2)
|
10.5 (5.4)
|
|
Num. of physician visits, mean (SD)
|
9.7 (6.9)
|
9.3 (6.7)
|
9.8 (6.7)
|
|
At least 1 hospitalization, n (%)
|
8514 (29.8)
|
2267 (28.0)
|
10,497 (32.9)
|
|
Use of warfarin, n (%)
|
2148 (7.5)
|
1212 (7.6)
|
4509 (14.1)
|
|
Use of gastroprotective drugs, n (%)
|
9059 (31.7)
|
4560 (28.6)
|
12,238 (38.4)
|
|
Use of corticosteriods, n (%)
|
2445 (8.6)
|
1435 (9.0)
|
3265 (10.2)
|
|
Use of clopidogrel, n (%)
|
671 (2.4)
|
785 (4.9)
|
2148 (6.7)
|
|
Rheumatoid arthritis, n (%)
|
1215 (4.3)
|
519 (3.3)
|
1721 (5.4)
|
|
Congestive heart failure, n (%)
|
5892 (20.6)
|
3295 (20.7)
|
7864 (24.7)
|
|
Osteoarthritis, n (%)
|
13,044 (45.7)
|
6645 (41.7)
|
17,812 (55.9)
|
|
Peripheral vascular disease, n (%)
|
5173 (18.1)
|
3192 (20.0)
|
7387 (23.2)
|
|
GI bleeding, n (%)
|
1352 (4.7)
|
788 (4.9)
|
1972 (6.2)
|
|
Chronic kidney diseases, n (%)
|
965 (3.4)
|
684 (4.3)
|
1275 (4.0)
|
|
Carotid artery disease, n (%)
|
11,551 (40.5)
|
6460 (40.6)
|
13,944 (43.8)
|
|
Combined comorbidity score >2, n (%)
|
7266 (25.5)
|
4170 (26.2)
|
10,051 (31.5)
|
|
GI bleed, n (%)
|
201 (0.7 %)
|
87 (0.6 %)
|
189 (0.6 %)
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