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. 2002 Sep;54(3):327–332. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2125.2002.01637.x

Table 3.

Risk of first-time acute myocardial infarction in current NSAID users, stratified by individual agents.

NSAID use Cases (n = 3315) Controls (n = 13139) Adjusted*odds ratio(95% CI)
Non-users 1502 6236 1.0 (Referent)
Individual NSAIDs
 Ibuprofen   60  204 1.17 (0.87–1.58)
 Diclofenac   97  277 1.38 (1.08–1.77)
 Piroxicam   10   28 1.65 (0.78–3.49)
 Fenbufen    7   13 2.06 (0.80–5.30)
 Ketoprofen   15   48 1.39 (0.77–2.51)
 Indomethacin   15   56 1.03 (0.58–1.85)
 Flurbiprofen    8   14 2.26 (0.93–5.46)
 Naproxen   19  105 0.68 (0.42–1.13)
*

adjusted for smoking status, body mass index, hormone replacement therapy and aspirin

only NSAIDs presented with ≥5 exposed cases