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Table 6 Association between cardiovascular disease or risk factors and current NSAID consumption (odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals adjusted by age, BMI, educational level, smoking, province of recruitment and presence of arthritis, gout or chronic cephalalgia)

From: Epidemiology of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs consumption in Spain. The MCC-Spain study

NSAID

Cardiovascular disease or risk factor

Women

Men

Non-aspirin NSAID

Diabetes mellitus

1.06 (0.70–1.62)

0.59 (0.37–0.95)

Hypertension

1.02 (0.76–1.38)

0.81 (0.57–1.31)

Hypercholesterolemia

1.13 (0.86–1.47)

1.05 (0.75–1.47)

Acute coronary syndrome

0.64 (0.29–1.43)

0.86 (0.51–1.44)

Stroke

1.00 (0.58–1.13)

1.11 (0.51–2.43)

Other circulatory diseases

0.81 (0.58–1.13)

0.99 (0.63–1.58)

Propionic derivates

Diabetes mellitus

1.28 (0.79–2.06)

0.56 (0.30–1.04)

Hypertension

0.94 (0.66–1.32)

0.81 (0.54–1.23)

Hypercholesterolemia

1.23 (0.90–1.66)

1.06 (0.70–1.59)

Acute coronary syndrome

1.07 (0.46–2.52)

0.63 (0.31–1.30)

Stroke

0.85 (0.32–2.22)

0.45 (0.11–1.90)

Other circulatory diseases

0.72 (0.49–1.08)

0.71 (0.38–1.35)

Aspirin

Diabetes mellitus

4.36 (2.39–7.94)

2.44 (1.73–3.43)

Hypertension

4.98 (2.48–9.98)

2.44 (1.73–3.43)

Hypercholesterolemia

2.15 (1.22–3.79)

3.62 (2.58–5.07)

Acute coronary syndrome

15.2 (7.43–31.2)

11.1 (7.81–15.9)

Stroke

13.3 (6.24–28.3)

2.09 (1.19–3.66)

Other circulatory diseases

3.86 (2.16–6.90)

3.56 (2.51–5.04)

Acetic acid derivates

Diabetes mellitus

0.81 (0.33–1.99)

0.95 (0.45–2.01)

Hypertension

1.39 (0.76–2.52)

1.01 (0.54–1.89)

Hypercholesterolemia

1.36 (0.78–2.35)

0.84 (0.45–1.58)

Acute coronary syndrome

0.69 (0.26–1.84)

Stroke

1.77 (0.51–6.12)

1.75 (0.58–5.31)

Other circulatory diseases

1.53 (0.83–2.80)

0.97 (0.43–2.19)