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Table 1 Characteristics of older adults with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF)a by diabetes mellitus (DM) and osteoarthritis (OA) status: Hawaii Medicare data 2009–2017

From: The impact of diabetes and osteoarthritis on the occurrence of stroke, acute myocardial infarction, and heart failure among older adults with non-valvular atrial fibrillation in Hawaii: a retrospective observational cohort study

Characteristic

Without DM/OA

n = 11,721

(59.8%)

With DM

n = 4659

(23.8%)

With OA

n = 1978

(10.1%)

With DM/OA

n = 1230

(6.3%)

Age in year, mean (SD)

 

77.9 (8.76) b,c,d

76.9 (8.24) c,d

80.3 (8.38) d

79.2 (7.78)

Age group, n (%)

 65-74y

4836 (41.3)b,c,d

2117 (45.4) c,d

605 (30.6) d

399 (32.4)

 75-84y

4047 (34.5)

1650 (35.4)

742 (37.5)

509 (41.4)

  ≥ 85y

2838 (24.2)

892 (19.1)

631 (31.9)

322 (26.2)

Gender, n (%)

 Male

6577 (56.1) b,c,d

2757 (59.2) c,d

880 (44.5) d

619 (50.3)

 Female

5144 (43.9)

1902 (40.8)

1098 (55.5)

611 (49.7)

Race/ethnicity, n (%)

 White

4412 (37.6) b,c,d

1010 (21.7) c,d

893 (45.1) d

333 (27.1)

 Asian

3106 (26.5)

1449 (31.1)

499 (25.2)

371 (30.2)

 Pacific Islander

2346 (20.0)

1213 (26.0)

329 (16.6)

299 (24.3)

 Hispanic

519 (4.4)

296 (6.4)

84 (4.2)

72 (5.9)

 Other

1338 (11.4)

691 (14.8)

173 (8.7)

155 (12.6)

Residency, n (%)

 Other Island

3960 (33.8) b

1384 (29.7) c,d

677 (34.2)

416 (33.8)

 Oahu

7761 (66.2)

3275 (70.3)

1301 (65.8)

814 (66.2)

Dual eligibility, n (%)e

 

1677 (14.3) b,c

787 (16.9) c,d

242 (12.2)

157 (12.8)

Hypertension, n (%)

 

6814 (58.1) b,c,d

3971 (85.2) c,d

1623 (82.1) d

1169 (95.0)

Hyperlipidemia, n (%)

 

5262 (44.9) b,c,d

3507 (75.3) d

1460 (73.8) d

1144 (93.0)

COPD, n (%)

1278 (10.9) b,c,d

588 (12.6) c,d

400 (20.2) d

292 (23.7)

Dementia, n (%)

1013 (8.6) b,c,d

478 (10.3) c,d

275 (13.9)

157 (12.8)

CKD, n (%)

1867 (15.9) b,c,d

1837 (39.4) c,d

475 (24.0)

570 (46.3)

  1. a Older adults with NVAF had no stroke, acute myocardial infarction, and heart failure at baseline (n = 19,588). b,c,d A significant difference between the corresponding group in the column and the bDM, cOA, or dDM/OA group (p < 0.05). eDual eligible for Medicare and Medicaid for at least 12 consecutive months over the study period. Abbreviations: SD =  standard deviation; CKD =  chronic kidney disease; COPD =  chronic obstructive pulmonary disease