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Table 3 Use of other medications

From: Statin use is associated with a reduced incidence of colorectal cancer: a colonoscopy-controlled case–control study

 

Control

CRC

 
 

n (%)

n (%)

OR

(95% CI)

p-value

aspirin

43 (32.6)

15 (14.9)

0.36

(0.18 -.70)

< 0.01

NSAIDs

16 (12.1)

7 (6.9)

0.54

(0.20 -1.35)

0.19

CCMs*

12 (9.1)

7 (6.9)

0.75

(0.27 – 1.97)

0.55

metformin

18 (13.6)

5 (5.0)

0.33

(0.10 -0.89)

0.03

other diabetes

8 (6.1)

1 (1.0)

0.16

(0.03 – 1.19)

0.06

  1. Use of medications in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) and controls. Results expressed as odds ratio with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI). *calcium channel modulators.
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BMC Gastroenterology

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