Table 3

HR of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest following treatment with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Cases
(n=512)
Controls
(n=3867)
Crude HRAdjusted HR
No use of NSAIDs402 (78.52)2994 (77.42)1.0 (reference)1.0 (reference)
Use of NSAIDs110 (21.48)873 (22.58)0.93 (0.74 to 1.17)1.03 (0.82 to 1.30)
Individual NSAID
 Diclofenac10 (1.95)99 (2.56)0.75 (0.39 to 1.46)0.84 (0.43 to 1.63)
 Ibuprofen39 (7.62)294 (7.60)0.98 (0.69 to 1.39)1.06 (0.74 to 1.51)
 Naproxen5 (0.95)34 (0.88)1.09 (0.42 to 2.81)1.17 (0.44 to 3.08)
 Celecoxib7 (1.37)70 (1.81)0.74 (0.40 to 1.63)0.85 (0.38 to 1.90)
 Rofecoxib8 (1.56)38 (0.98)1.53 (0.71 to 3.31)1.80 (0.82 to 3.94)
 Others38 (7.42)324 (8.38)0.87 (0.61 to 1.23)0.96 (0.67 to 1.38)
  • Numbers in table are number (%) unless indicated otherwise. HR adjusted for age, sex, cardiovascular comorbidities and the use of QT-prolonging drugs. Not included users of multiple NSAIDs.