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 3

Distribution of bleeding events according to the bleeding risk scores categories n (%).

ABC-AF bleeding scoreHAS-BLED score
NGDF-15 (pg/mL)Low/medium riskHigh riskLow/medium riskHigh risk

Non-bleeding events211 (100)3,718.67 ± 3,646.0147 (22.27)164 (77.73)87 (41.23)124 (58.77)
All bleeding events131 (100)6,047.87 ± 5,346.5012 (9.16)119 (90.84)26 (19.85)105 (80.15)
Major bleeding6 (100)5,256.17 ± 3,857.650 (0)6 (100)0 (0)6 (100)
CRNM GIB57 (100)7,396.96 ± 5,747.452 (3.51)55 (96.49)3 (11.54)54 (94.74)
OB positive36 (100)6,159.11 ± 5,790.494 (11.11)32 (88.89)6 (23.08)30 (83.33)
Other minor bleeding32 (100)3,668.09 ± 3,258.106 (18.75)26 (81.25)17 (65.38)15 (46.88)

Note: NVAF, nonvalvular atrial fibrillation; MB, major bleeding; CRNM GIB, clinically relevant nonmajor gastrointestinal bleeding; OB positive, fecal occult blood positive; NAT, no antithrombotic treatment; AP, antiplatelet; VKA, vitamin K antagonists; and NOACs, non-vitamin K antagonist.