Table 1.

Baseline demographic data of patients with atrial fibrillation with and without contraindications to anticoagulants, 2004–2015

YearContraindicationsPopulation nAge mean (SD)Sex male, %Ethnicitya %Townsend scoreb %
WhiteAsianBlackOther12345Missing
2004Without42 35875.4 (11.1)52.598.10.90.40.623.922.520.517.811.53.8
With297176.7 (9.9)54.997.11.50.11.324.522.521.017.411.63.0
2005Without47 89275.5 (11.2)52.898.10.90.40.624.422.820.517.611.33.4
With328076.8 (9.8)55.897.41.40.11.024.623.521.116.411.82.6
2006Without52 43775.6 (11.3)53.198.00.90.40.725.022.820.417.311.33.1
With350276.7 (9.9)56.298.01.10.30.724.022.921.417.311.23.2
2007Without55 00876.0 (11.1)53.398.00.90.40.625.622.920.617.010.93.0
With348777.1 (9.8)57.297.11.20.71.024.722.122.016.911.43.0
2008Without57 91676.1 (11.0)53.698.01.00.40.625.823.220.517.011.02.6
With361077.4 (9.5)57.397.31.10.70.924.522.121.318.311.42.4
2009Without61 58376.2 (11.0)54.297.91.00.50.626.123.520.616.810.82.3
With396977.7 (9.5)57.298.10.70.40.925.922.520.118.011.32.3
2010Without62 42176.2 (11.0)54.697.81.10.50.726.423.520.416.710.82.2
With402477.4 (9.8)57.998.00.90.30.825.822.921.916.410.62.4
2011Without64 09076.3 (11.1)54.997.81.10.50.626.723.620.516.510.62.2
With410377.7 (9.6)58.197.41.20.50.926.423.621.016.510.22.3
2012Without65 40576.3 (11.1)55.197.61.20.50.726.523.520.716.310.62.3
With424877.9 (9.7)58.497.11.50.60.928.222.119.317.510.72.3
2013Without64 98576.2 (11.2)55.897.41.30.60.826.223.220.716.610.82.6
With424877.8 (10.0)57.896.91.50.51.028.222.019.715.911.82.4
2014Without62 85576.3 (11.2)56.197.41.30.50.826.423.620.716.310.62.4
With409378.0 (9.7)57.896.81.50.61.127.222.721.016.310.22.6
2015Without54 10076.2 (11.2)56.697.61.10.50.825.623.520.716.710.82.6
With335377.8 (10.0)59.198.01.00.40.626.823.520.617.09.52.7

  • ↵a Where recorded; ethnicity was missing in 59.2% of the patient records (decreasing from 74.4% in 2004 to 54.2% in 2015).

  • ↵b 1 = Least deprived, 5 = Most deprived.