Table 6.
Number of factors related to development of ESRD in individual cases and controls with high-end intake of analgesics (see table before).
| Number of conditions1 | Cases n = 22 | Controls n = 19 | ||
| n | % | n | % | |
| 6 | 1 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | 18.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 6 | 27.3 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 5 | 22.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 5 | 22.7 | 6 | 31.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 7 | 36.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 31.6 |
1 The following seven conditions were considered for this table: Arterial problems (coronary, brain, peripheral), hypertension, diabetes mellitus, gout, renal diseases, other serious diseases/operations, and family history of chronic renal diseases (first degree relatives)