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. 2021 Jun;16(6):898–907. doi: 10.2215/CJN.18501120

Table 2.

Incidence of eGFR<60 ml/min per 1.73 m2 and eGFR decline ≥30% according to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use

NSAID Use Subject eGFR<60 ml/min per 1.73 m2 eGFR Decline ≥30% Composite a
Event Incidence Rate b Event Incidence Rate b Event Incidence Rate b
No NSAIDs 1,734,701 263,112 22.8 (22.7 to 22.9) 373,051 33.4 (33.3 to 33.6) 402,932 36.8 (36.6 to 36.9)
Any NSAIDs 154,991 8736 33.0 (32.3 to 33.8) 15,335 62.1 (61.0 to 63.2) 16,574 68.0 (66.9 to 69.1)
Celecoxib 1274 213 32.2 (27.1 to 38.5) 375 63.8 (56.4 to 72.4) 392 67.8 (60.2 to 76.7)
Etoricoxib 1030 183 45.0 (38.7 to 52.6) 322 88.8 (79.0 to 100.0) 335 93.5 (83.6 to 104.8)
Diclofenac 90,829 5925 34.1 (33.2 to 35.0) 10,487 64.7 (63.4 to 66.0) 11,267 70.4 (69.0 to 71.8)
Ibuprofen 15,169 465 24.8 (22.5 to 27.5) 817 45.9 (42.6 to 49.5) 930 52.9 (49.4 to 56.7)
Indomethacin 5199 320 33.5 (30.0 to 37.6) 505 56.5 (51.5 to 62.2) 577 65.8 (60.3 to 71.9)
Mefenamic acid 10,697 144 16.7 (11.8 to 24.4) 284 34.0 (27.4 to 42.6) 306 37.0 (30.1 to 46.1)
Naproxen 28,966 1361 34.5 (32.6 to 36.5) 2343 63.5 (60.8 to 66.3) 2541 69.7 (66.9 to 72.7)
Piroxicam 1308 78 33.4 (25.3 to 45.1) 124 56.7 (44.7 to 72.8) 138 63.9 (50.6 to 81.9)
Sulindac 519 47 35.8 (27.3 to 47.9) 78 63.7 (50.1 to 82.2) 90 76.4 (61.1 to 96.7)

NSAID, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.

a

Composite is defined by either incident eGFR <60 ml/min per 1.73 m2 or eGFR decline ≥30%.

b

Incidence rates (cases per 1000 person-year) with 95% confidence intervals are on the basis of Poisson distribution.