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Table 4 Odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) for bladder cancer among regular users of NSAIDs, with adjustment for other drugs – stratified by tumor invasion, tumor grade and TP53 IHC intensity.

From: Analgesic and anti-inflammatory drug use and risk of bladder cancer: a population based case control study

Drug usea

Invasion

Noninvasive

TP53 IHC Intensity

 

Noninvasive

Invasive

Low grade

High grade

<3

3+

 

OR (95%CI)b

OR (95%CI)b

OR (95%CI)b

OR (95%CI)b

OR (95%CI)b

OR (95%CI)b

Phenacetin

2.4 (1.3–4.5)

2.2 (0.9–5.1)

2.2 (1.1–4.2)

4.3 (1.0–17.9)

2.0 (1.1–3.8)

2.7 (1.2–6.5)

Paracetamol

0.6 (0.3–1.1)

1.1 (0.5–2.2)

0.5 (0.2–0.9)

2.0 (0.6–6.4)

0.4 (0.2–0.8)

1.7 (0.8–3.5)

All NSAIDs

0.7 (0.4–1.0)

0.5 (0.3–1.0)

0.7 (0.5–1.1)

0.4 (0.1–1.4)

0.8 (0.5–1.2)

0.5 (0.3–0.9)

Aspirin

0.6 (0.3–1.0)

0.4 (0.2–0.9)

0.6 (0.4–1.0)

0.5 (0.1–1.8)

0.7 (0.4–1.1)

0.4 (0.2–0.9)

Ibuprofen

0.7 (0.4–1.3)

0.7 (0.3–1.6)

0.8 (0.4–1.4)

0.3 (0.0–2.3)

0.9 (0.5–1.6)

0.6 (0.2–1.4)

  1. a Restricted to the 327 subjects having pathologic examination of tumor material and confirmation of diagnosis.
  2. b Referent category is never use of NSAID medications. Model adjusted by age, sex, number of cigarettes smoked per day, and use of other NSAIDs and analgesics.