The rate of NSAID-induced endoscopic ulcers increases linearly but not exponentially with age: a pooled analysis of 12 randomised trials
- 1 March 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Annals Of The Rheumatic Diseases
- Vol. 66 (3), 417-418
- https://doi.org/10.1136/ard.2006.055012
Abstract
The risk of major ulcer complications on treatment with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) is known to increase exponentially with age. However, in a pooled analysis of 12 trial arms, the incidence of endoscopic ulcers on treatment with NSAID was found to increase with age in a roughly linear fashion. Thus, it is concluded that increasing age is associated with both more frequent and more serious NSAID gastropathy.Keywords
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