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Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of the sample (n = 164)

From: Determinants of health-related quality of life: a cross-sectional investigation in physician-managed anticoagulated patients using vitamin K antagonists

 

n

%

Socio-demographic variables

 Sex

  Male

107

65.2

  Female

57

34.8

 Marital status

  Married

120

73.6

  Unmarried

43

26.4

 Education

  Primary school

73

44.8

  Secondary school

83

50.9

  Academic education

7

4.3

 Occupation

  Active worker

25

15.3

  Unemployed

3

1.8

  Retired

136

82.9

 Age

  Age Years (mean; SD)

74

10.2

Clinical variables

 TTR

  ≥ 70%

52

39.4

  < 70%

80

60.6

 Time in treatment*

  < 6 months

3

1.8

  7–12 months

3

1.8

  > 12 months

12

7.4

  > 36 months

145

89.0

 Clinical condition for anticoagulation treatment*

  AF

61

37.6

  Heart valve prosthesis (i.e., mitral or aortic valve replacement)

38

23.4

  VTE

19

11.7

  Stoke

2

1.3

  MI

9

5.6

  Others

33

20.4

 Comorbidity (CCI)

  No comorbidity

3

1.9

  1–2

116

71.6

  3–4

43

26.5

 Clinical complications (thromboembolic or haemorrhagic)

  Yes

2

1.2

  No

162

98.8

  1. TTR Time in Therapeutic Range, AF Atrial Fibrillation, VTE Venous Thromboembolism, MI Myocardial Infarction, CCI Charlson Comorbidity Index
  2. Note: Missing data were reported for marital status (N = 1), education (N = 1), TTR (N = 32), time in treatment (N = 1), clinical condition for anticoagulation treatment (N = 2), and comorbidity (N = 2)