Men n = 1,319 | Women n = 1,094 | Sex difference | |
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n(%) | n(%) | p | |
All antithrombotic agents (B01A) | 1,223 (92.7) | 978 (89.4) | 0.005 |
Anticoagulant agents (B01AA) | 806 (61.1) | 567 (51.8) | <0.001 |
Antiplatelet agents (B01AC) | 822 (62.3) | 688 (62.9) | 0.77 |
ASA (B01AC6, B01AC30) | 800 (60.7) | 672 (61.4) | 0.70 |
Antithrombotic treatment group: | |||
No antithrombotic agent | 96 (7.3) | 116 (10.6) | 0.004 |
Antiplatelets only | 417 (31.6) | 410 (37.5) | 0.003 |
Anticoagulants only | 401 (30.4) | 290 (26.5) | 0.035 |
Both antiplatelets and anticoagulants | 405 (30.7) | 278 (25.4) | 0.004 |
Digitalis (C01A) | 521 (39.5) | 596 (54.5) | <0.001 |
Specific anti-arrhythmic agents (C01B) | 40 (3.0) | 17 (1.6) | 0.017 |
Any diuretic treatment (C03) | 972 (73.7) | 916 (83.7) | <0.001 |
Loop diuretics (C03C) | 794 (60.2) | 772 (70.6) | <0.001 |
Thiazides (C03A, C03B, C03E, C09B C09DA) | 357 (27.1) | 334 (30.5) | 0.061 |
Any potassium-saving agent (C03D) | 414 (31.4) | 420 (38.4) | <0.001 |
Aldosterone antagonists (C03DA) | 276 (20.9) | 264 (24.1) | 0.060 |
All beta blockers (C07) | 1,008 (76.4) | 845 (77.2) | 0.64 |
Beta1-selective agents (C07AB, C07F) | 873 (66.2) | 769 (70.3) | 0.031 |
Non-selective beta blockers (C07AA) | 276 (20.9) | 203 (18.6) | 0.15 |
Calcium receptor-blocking agents (C08) | 535 (40.6) | 452 (41.3) | 0.071 |
RAS-blocking agents (C09) | 952 (72.2) | 708 (64.7) | <0.001 |
ACE inhibitors (C09A, C09B) | 776 (58.8) | 519 (47.4) | <0.001 |
ARB (C09C, C09D) | 352 (26.7) | 324 (29.6) | 0.11 |
All lipid-lowering drugs (C10A) | 670 (50.8) | 459 (42.0) | <0.001 |
Statins (C10AA) | 650 (49.3) | 452 (41.3) | <0.001 |
Number of cardiovascular drugs | 0.53 | ||
0 | 16 (1.2) | 19 (1.7) | |
1 | 36 (2.7) | 18 (1.7) | |
2 | 69 (5.2) | 59 (5.4) | |
3 | 121 (9.2) | 82 (7.5) | |
4 | 196 (14.9) | 158 (14.4) | |
5 | 264 (20.0) | 215 (19.7) | |
6 | 274 (20.8) | 226 (20.7) | |
7 | 189 (14.3) | 182 (16.6) | |
8 | 107 (8.1) | 91 (8.3) | |
9 | 36 (2.7) | 36 (3.3) | |
10 | 10 (0.8) | 8 (0.7) | |
11 | 1 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |