International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications / 2024 / Article / Tab 1 / Research Article
Screening for Atrial Fibrillation by Digital Health Technology in Older People in Homecare Settings: A Feasibility Trial Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the study population,
.Women (%) 9 (50) Mean age (years) (SD) 81 (7) Mean body mass index (kg/m2 ) (SD) 27 (6) Smoking (%) 1 (8) Hypertension (%) 10 (78) Diabetes (%) 6 (46) Previous coronary heart disease Myocardial infarction (%) 2 (15) Percutaneous coronary intervention (%) 3 (23) Coronary artery bypass grafting (%) 2 (15) Previous stroke (%) 2 (15) Peripheral artery disease (%) 0 (0) Heart failure (%) 2 (15) Hypothyroidism (%) 3 (23) Hyperthyroidism (%) 0 (0) Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (%) 1 (8) Sleep apnoea (%) 1 (8) Mean CHA2 DS2 -VASc risk score (SD) 3.7 (1.4) Median CHA2 DS2 -VASc risk score (IQR) 3 (3-4) Medication use Acetylsalicylic acid (%) 9 (69) Anticoagulation therapy (%) 0 (0) Lipid-lowering therapy (%) 12 (92) Beta blocker (%) 6 (46) Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors (%) 3 (23) Angiotensin II receptor blockers (%) 8 (62)
SD: standard deviation; IQR: interquartile range; CHA
2 DS
2 -VASc: congestive heart failure, hypertension,
years (doubled), diabetes, stroke (doubled), vascular disease, age 65 to 74 years and sex category (female).