Table 3

Discharge medications (only hospital survivors)

PADNon-PADEntire populationMissing n (%)P value
DAPT n (%)3050 (77.2)87 052 (83.9)90 102 (83.7)294 (0.3)<0.001
Aspirin n (%)3686 (93.3)99 068 (93.3)102 754 (95.4)134 (0.1)<0.001
P2Y12 inhibitor n (%) types3223 (81.5)89 907 (86.7)93 130 (86.5)160 (0.2)<0.001
 Clopidogrel2696 (68.2)71 170 (68.6)73 866 (68.6)
 Prasugrel30 (0.8)1612 (1.6)1642 (1.5)
 Ticagrelor473 (12.0)16 609 (16.0)17 082 (15.9)
Anticoagulants n (%)
types
369 (9.3)3777 (3.6)4146 (3.9)725 (0.7)<0.001
 Warfarin366 (9.3)3700 (3.6)4066 (3.8)
 Dabigatran2 (0.05)46 (0.04)48 (0.04)
 Rivaroxaban1 (0.03)14 (0.01)15 (0.01)
ACEi/ARB n (%)3044 (77.0)78 897 (76.1)81 942 (76.1)1465 (1.4)0.172
Beta blockers n (%)3531 (89.3)93 873 (90.5)97 404 (90.5)149 (0.1)0.022
Calcium antagonists n (%)1073 (27.1)13 797 (13.3)14 870 (13.8)170 (0.2)<0.001
Digitalis n (%)151 (3.8)1852 (1.8)2003 (1.9)151 (0.1)<0.001
Diuretics n (%)1791 (45.3)23 446 (22.6)25 237 (23.4)159 (0.2)<0.001
Statins n (%)3556 (90.0)96 649 (93.2)100 205 (93.1)161 (0.2)<0.001
Other lipid lowering agents
n (%) types
122 (3.1)1289 (1.2)1411 (1.3)1193 (1.1)<0.001
 Ezetimibe95 (2.4)978 (0.9)1073 (1.0)
 Fibrates13 (0.3)156 (0.2)169 (0.2)
  • ACEi, ACE inhibitor;ARB, angiotensin II receptor blocker;DAPT, dual antiplatelet therapy (aspirin and P2Y12 inhibitor);PAD, peripheral artery disease.