Table 2. Multivariable logistic regression in patients undergoing upper endoscopy according to glucose-6- phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) status. The presence/absence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) was the outcome variable.

Age (years)	Number and percentage of patients with CVD		aOR § (95% CI # )
	G6PD normal (reference)	G6PD deficient
＜40	11 (0.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0.968 (0.188-4.974)
40-49	18 (1.2%)	3 (1.6%)	1.260 (0.362-4.381)
50-59	37 (2.5%)	8 (3.6%)	1.974 (0.866-4.498)
60-69	82 (5.1%)	27 (12.1%)	3.498 (2.144-5.707) ＊＊
70-79	67 (5.9%)	28 (18.3%)	4.770 (2.831-8.036) ＊＊
≥ 80	32 (10.1%)	9 (24.3%)	3.041 (1.234-7.493) ＊＊

^＊ p ＜0.05 ^＊＊ p ＜0.01