Table 2.

Crude and adjusted odds ratios for microalbuminuria (MA; 30–300 mg/24 h): cardiovascular drugs.

	Number of users		OR crude	OR adjusted†
Drug group	No MA	MA	(95% CI)	(95% CI)
Antiarrhythmics	14	8	4.10 (1.72, 9.81)*	2.24 (0.88, 5.69)
Anticholesterolaemic agents	219	77	2.66 (2.03, 3.49)*	1.94 (1.46, 2.59)*
Antithrombotics	271	111	3.22 (2.55, 4.07)*	1.98 (1.53, 2.56)*
Cardiac glycosides	22	17	5.60 (2.96, 10.60)*	3.10 (1.58, 6.10)*
Nitrates	93	31	2.43 (1.61, 3.67)*	1.58 (1.02, 2.45)*

^*Significant (P < 0.05).

^†Adjusted for age, sex, mean arterial pressure, cholesterol level and smoking.