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. 2015 Dec 18;3(1):e000133. doi: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2015-000133

Table 4.

HRs of upper gastrointestinal bleeding and cardiovascular events

Gastrointestinal bleeding
Cardiovascular events
cHR (95% CI) aHR (95% CI) cHR (95% CI) aHR (95% CI)
Entire sample 1.68 (1.54 to 1.83) 1.68 (1.54 to 1.83) 1.21 (1.16 to 1.26) 1.20 (1.15 to 1.25)
Gender
 Male 1.25 (1.15 to 1.36) 1.28 (1.17 to 1.40) 1.12 (1.07 to 1.16) 1.20 (1.15 to 1.26)
 Female 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Age group, years
 65–69 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
 70–74 1.08 (0.96 to 1.20) 1.04 (0.93 to 1.16) 1.38 (1.30 to 1.46) 1.35 (1.27 to 1.43)
 75–79 1.20 (1.07 to 1.35) 1.18 (1.05 to 1.33) 1.62 (1.52 to 1.72) 1.58 (1.49 to 1.68)
 80– 1.06 (0.94 to 1.19) 1.07 (0.95 to 1.21) 1.53 (1.45 to 1.62) 1.52 (1.43 to 1.62)
Previous diagnosis
 Hypertension 1.03 (0.95 to 1.13) 0.96 (0.85 to 1.08) 1.19 (1.14 to 1.24) 1.11 (1.05 to 1.19)
 Dyslipidemia 1.07 (0.98 to 1.17) 0.99 (0.90 to 1.09) 0.97 (0.93 to 1.01) 0.91 (0.87 to 0.95)
 Coronary artery disease 1.15 (0.99 to 1.33) 0.97 (0.83 to 1.14) 1.38 (1.30 to 1.48) 1.13 (1.05 to 1.22)
 Heart failure 1.28 (1.10 to 1.50) 1.10 (0.93 to 1.29) 1.33 (1.23 to 1.43) 1.11 (1.03 to 1.21)
 Atrial fibrillation/flutter 1.32 (1.04 to 1.69) 1.12 (0.88 to 1.43) 1.23 (1.08 to 1.39) 1.10 (0.97 to 1.24)
 Osteoarthritis 1.06 (0.94 to 1.19) 1.02 (0.90 to 1.16) 1.12 (1.06 to 1.19) 1.05 (0.99 to 1.12)
 Rheumatoid arthritis 1.32 (0.96 to 1.82) 1.21 (0.87 to 1.67) 0.91 (0.76 to 1.10) 0.86 (0.72 to 1.04)
 Liver disease 1.25 (1.13 to 1.39) 1.16 (1.04 to 1.29) 0.89 (0.85 to 0.95) 0.90 (0.85 to 0.95)
 Renal failure 1.67 (1.44 to 1.94) 1.39 (1.19 to 1.62) 1.09 (1.01 to 1.19) 0.92 (0.84 to 1.00)
Medication use
 Antihypertensive agent 1.10 (1.00 to 1.21) 1.02 (0.89 to 1.16) 1.18 (1.12 to 1.23) 0.96 (0.90 to 1.03)
 Anticoagulant 1.42 (1.25 to 1.61) 1.20 (1.05 to 1.38) 1.29 (1.21 to 1.37) 1.11 (1.04 to 1.19)
 Antiplatelet agent 1.17 (1.05 to 1.30) 1.02 (0.91 to 1.15) 1.61 (1.53 to 1.69) 1.49 (1.41 to 1.57)
 Aspirin 1.12 (1.02 to 1.22) 1.07 (0.97 to 1.17) 1.20 (1.15 to 1.25) 1.11 (1.06 to 1.16)
 Proton pump inhibitor 1.72 (1.50 to 1.96) 0.96 (0.86 to 1.08) 1.07 (0.99 to 1.16) 0.91 (0.85 to 0.97)
 Gastroprotective agent 1.40 (1.29 to 1.52) 0.98 (0.89 to 1.07) 1.17 (1.12 to 1.22) 0.89 (0.86 to 0.93)
 Corticosteroid 1.16 (1.04 to 1.28) 1.01 (0.91 to 1.06) 1.05 (1.00 to 1.11) 0.96 (0.91 to 1.02)
 SSRI 1.10 (0.93 to 1.30) 0.98 (0.83 to 1.17) 1.25 (1.16 to 1.36) 1.16 (1.07 to 1.25)

aHR, adjusted HR; cHR, crude HR; IR, incidence rate; IRR, incidence rate ratio; NSAID, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug; SSRI, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor.