Table 2. Associations Between Current, Incident, and Long-term Use of NSAIDs in the Main Propensity-Matched Study Cohort.
Exposure | Risk among NSAID use cohort, % (95% CI) | Risk among NSAID nonuse cohort, % (95% CI) | Risk difference, % (95% CI) | Risk ratio (95% CI) |
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Intensive care unit admission | ||||
Current use | 20.0 (16.6 to 23.4) | 16.0 (12.8 to 19.1) | 4.0 (–0.6 to 8.7) | 1.25 (0.96 to 1.63) |
Incident use | 25.0 (13.7 to 36.3) | 17.9 (7.8 to 27.9) | 7.1 (–8.0 to 22.3) | 1.40 (0.68 to 2.88) |
Long-term use | 28.2 (20.8 to 35.6) | 14.8 (9.0 to 20.6) | 13.4 (4.0 to 22.8) | 1.90 (1.19 to 3.06) |
30-d mortality | ||||
Current use | 7.1 (4.9 to 9.3) | 6.9 (4.7 to 9.1) | 0.2 (–2.9 to 3.3) | 1.03 (0.66 to 1.60) |
Incident use | 7.1 (0.4 to 13.9) | 7.1 (0.4 to 13.9) | 0.0 (–9.5 to 9.5) | 1.00 (0.26 to 3.80) |
Long-term use | 7.0 (2.8 to 11.3) | 4.9 (1.4 to 8.5) | 2.1 (–3.4 to 7.6) | 1.43 (0.56 to 3.65) |
Abbreviation: NSAID, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.