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Table 2.

Crude and adjusted effect measure for the association between use of NSAIDs and risk of active TB

	Effect estimate matched on age group, gender, and year (RR, 95% confidence interval)	Confounder adjusted effect estimate (RR, 95% confidence interval)	Disease Risk Score adjusted effect estimate (RR, 95% confidence interval)	Fractional Polynomial Disease Risk Score adjusted effect estimate (RR, 95% confidence interval)
Use of Traditional NSAIDs	1.39 (1.24 – 1.57)^a	1.31 (1.15 –1.49)^a	1.30 (1.15– 1.47)^a	1.19 (1.05 1.35)^a
Use of Coxibs	1.40 (1.03 – 1.92)^a	1.18 (0.85 – 1.63)	1.23 (0.89 – 1.70)	1.07 (0.78 – 1.48)

^aRefers to result that is statistically significant

RR refers to rate ratio