The Prevalence and Determinants of Inappropriate Oral Anticoagulant Use in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation, in Resource-Limited Setting

Table 1

Demographic and clinical characteristics of AF patients at the Yekatit 12 Hospital Medical College from November 2019 to March 2020, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Demographic and clinical characteristics	Frequency (%)
Age
15-29	63 (27.3)
30-59	122 (52.8)
>60	46 (19.9)
Gender
Male	129 (55.8)
Female	102 (44.2)
Residence
Rural	87 (37.7)
Urban	144 (62.3)
Substance abuse
No substance abuse	113 (48.9)
Daily smokers	34 (14.7)
Alcohol ()
Occasional drinkers	51 (22.1)
Most days of the week	33 (14.3)
Types of AF
Nonvalvular	133 (57.6)
Valvular	98 (42.4)
Comorbid disease
Chronic rheumatoid valvular heart disease	119 (51.5)
Uncontrolled hypertension SBP (≥160)	64 (22.7)
Diabetes mellitus	29 (12.6)
Chronic kidney disease	15 (6.5)
Stroke	49 (21.2)
Congestive heart failure	134 (58.0)
Chronic kidney disease	4 (1.7)
Hyperthyroidism	38 (16.5)
Degenerative valvular heart disease	25 (10.8)
Cardiomyopathy	2 (0.87)
	7 (3.0)
normal	2 (0.9)
Others	12 (5.2)

SBP = systolic blood pressure, S.cr = serum creatinine, AST = aspartate aminotransferase, and ALP/AP = alkaline phosphate. Included acute coronary syndrome, asthma, and peripheral arterial disease.