Table 3.
Crude and multivariate adjusted¶ estimates (odds ratios and 95% CI) of medication use and zoster in patients with IBD, overall and by CD or UC
IBD Overall (n=13,129) | Crohns disease (n=6688) | Ulcerative Colitis (n=6381) | |||||
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Medication | Crude OR, 95% CI | Adjusted OR, 95% CI | Crude OR, 95% CI | Adjusted OR, 95% CI | Crude OR, 95% CI | Adjusted OR, 95% CI | |
Any use in prior 120 days | |||||||
5-ASA | 1.20 (1.09-1.32) | 1.08 (0.97-1.19) | 1.27 (1.10-1.46) | 1.09 (0.94-1.27) | 1.14 (1.00-1.31) | 1.07 (0.93-1.24) | |
Biologic | 2.57 (2.13-3.10) | 1.81 (1.48-2.21) | 2.37 (1.92-2.92) | 1.72 (1.38-2.15) | 3.85 (2.47-6.00) | 2.36 (1.47-3.79) | |
Thiopurine | 2.28 (2.00-2.60) | 1.85 (1.61-2.13) | 2.31 (1.98-2.70) | 1.93 (1.63-2.28) | 2.20 (1.73-2.78) | 1.68 (1.30-2.16) | |
Corticosteroid | 2.53 (2.22-2.87) | 1.73 (1.51-1.99) | 2.28 (1.91-2.72) | 1.54 (1.27-1.86) | 2.83 (2.34-3.43) | 1.96 (1.60-2.40) |
Biologic defined as infliximab, adalimumab, or certolizumab pegol, thiopurine defined as mercaptopurine or azathioprine 5-ASA defined as mesalamine, olsalazine, balsalazide, sulfasalazine,
adjusted for health care utilization, comorbidities, 5-ASA, biologic, thiopurine, corticosteroid use as appropriate (see methods)
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