Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs among chronic kidney disease patients: an epidemiological study

Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association

Table 4 Multiple logistic regression analysis for the factors affecting NSAID use among CKD patients, Alexandria Main University Hospital, 2016

Independent variable	Unit of the variable	OR	95% CI		p value
Independent variable	Unit of the variable	OR	Lower limit	Upper limit	p value
Age	1 year	0.96	0.93	0.99	0.01*
Gender	0 = female, 1 = male	1.07	0.26	4.43	0.93
Working status	0 = not working, 1 = working	2.66	1.19	5.95	0.02*
Smoking	0 = non-smoker, 1 = smoker	1.03	0.43	2.51	0.94
eGFR	1 ml/min/1.73 m²	0.97	0.95	0.99	0.01*
Hypertension	0 = no, 1 = yes	2.60	1.27	5.35	0.008*
Osteoarthritis	0 = no, 1 = yes	6.34	2.03	19.78	< 0.001*
Hepatitis C	0 = no, 1 = yes	0.15	0.06	0.40	< 0.001*