Table 3. Risk of major adverse cardiovascular events among diabetic patients with advanced chronic kidney disease comparing TZD users vs. nonusers.
No. of Events | Incidence Rate per 100 Patient-years | Crude HR (95% CI) | Adjusted HR + (95% CI) | PSM HR (95% CI) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TZD nonuser | 580 | 934 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) | 1 (Ref.) |
(n = 11,126) | |||||||
TZD user | 70 | 120 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 1.06 (0.87–1.28) | 1.02 (0.84–1.24) | 1.02 (0.83–1.26) |
(n = 1,224) |
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; HR, hazard ratio; PSM, propensity score matched; TZD, thiazolidinedione.
+A multivariate analysis was adjusted for all variables listed in Table 1.