Research Article

[Retracted] Growth Differentiation Factor-15 Based ABC (Age, Biomarkers, Clinical History)-AF (Atrial Fibrillation)-Bleeding Risk Score for Elderly Patients with Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation

Table 1

Baseline characteristics.

VariableAll, n = 342NAT, n = 36AP, n = 134VKA, n = 30NOACs, n = 142

Age, years79.16 ± 8.7281.17 ± 10.7679.06 ± 8.9178.63 ± 7.6978.87 ± 8.17
Group 65–74, n (%)112 (32.75)11 (30.56)46 (34.33)9 (30.00)46 (32.39)
Group 65–74, years68.97 ± 3.0068.18 ± 3.5768.72 ± 3.1569.67 ± 3.0469.28 ± 2.72
Group 75–84, n (%)121 (35.38)9 (25.00)44 (32.84)14 (46.67)54 (38.03)
Group 75–84, years79.45 ± 2.7378.33 ± 2.7879.91 ± 2.8179.21 ± 2.9179.31 ± 2.61
Group ≥85, n (%)109 (31.87)16 (44.44)44 (32.84)7 (23.33)42 (29.58)
Group ≥85, years89.32 ± 3.2191.69 ± 3.3089.02 ± 3.2189.00 ± 2.8988.79 ± 2.94
Male, sex, n (%)160 (46.78)8 (22.22)69 (51.49)9 (30.00)74 (52.11)
Previous bleeding, n (%)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
Previous stroke, n (%)56 (16.37)1 (2.78)25 (18.66)5 (16.67)25 (17.61)
Previous TIA, n (%)32 (9.36)2 (5.56)14 (10.45)2 (6.67)14 (9.86)
Heart failure, n (%)162 (47.37)9 (25.00)57 (42.54)24 (80.00)72 (50.70)
Hypertension, n (%)304 (88.89)33 (91.67)121 (90.30)25 (83.33)125 (88.03)
Diabetes, n (%)131 (38.30)7 (19.44)62 (46.27)12 (40.00)50 (35.21)
Coronary artery disease, n (%)148 (43.27)6 (16.67)81 (60.45)8 (26.67)53 (37.32)
Chronic kidney disease, n (%)108 (31.58)11 (30.56)45 (33.58)14 (46.67)38 (26.76)
Peripheral arterial disease, n (%)18 (5.26)2 (5.56)7 (5.22)2 (6.67)7 (4.93)
Hemoglobin (g/L)115.65 ± 21.48108.19 ± 23.55114.65 ± 20.63106.57 ± 22.32120.39 ± 20.46
NT-proBNP (pg/mL)4,925.88 ± 9,339.504,238.57 ± 9,798.985,698.02 ± 10,484.237,949.40 ± 11,013.763,731.99 ± 7,376.84
cTnT (ng/mL)0.12 ± 0.550.31 ± 1.500.11 ± 0.320.13 ± 0.180.07 ± 0.23
GDF-15 (pg/mL)4,610.85 ± 4,513.304,138.94 ± 4,221.845,302.78 ± 4,844.916,259.43 ± 6,490.143,729.25 ± 3,487.33
Group 65–74 (pg/mL)3,674.68 ± 4,494.311,917.00 ± 1,901.884,554.96 ± 5,072.164,882.22 ± 6,092.322,971.15 ± 3,788.10
Group 75–84 (pg/mL)4,506.32 ± 3,997.355,111.22 ± 4,640.244,838.43 ± 4,140.505,145.57 ± 4,125.493,969.17 ± 3,780.08
Group ≥85 (pg/mL)5,691.91 ± 4,867.805,119.63 ± 4,741.366,548.95 ± 5,111.5410,257.86 ± 9,634.984,251.07 ± 2,569.64
CREA (umol/L)130.38 ± 126.40126.67 ± 129.60155.57 ± 172.78160.10 ± 112.94101.06 ± 43.97
ALT (u/l)30.24 ± 86.9525.17 ± 55.6034.70 ± 80.2222.33 ± 15.6828.97 ± 106.69
CHA2DS2-VASc score5 (4, 6)4 (3, 5)5 (4, 6)5 (4, 7)5 (4, 6)
HAS-BLED score3 (2, 4)2 (2, 4)3 (3, 4)3 (2, 4)3 (2, 4)
ABC-stroke score with OAC (%)1.53 (0.83, 3.07)2.76 (1.71, 3.69)1.43 (0.93, 2.53)
ABC-stroke score with non-OAC (%)4.59 (2.49, 9.21)2.54 (1.48, 5.45)4.70 (2.24, 9.69)
ABC-AF bleeding score (%)5.16 (2.71, 10.56)4.78 (1.93, 14.24)6.01 (2.69, 12.58)7.99 (5.16, 12.70)4.23 (2.68, 7.86)

Continuous variables are summarized as median (first quartile-third quartile). ABC indicates Age, Biomarkers, Clinical History; AF, atrial fibrillation; TIA, transient ischemic attack; NT-proBNP, N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide; cTnT, cardiac troponin T; GDF-15, growth differentiation factor; CREA, creatinine; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; NAT, no antithrombotic treatment; AP, antiplatelet; VKA, vitamin K antagonists; NOACs, non-vitamin K antagonist.