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Table 2 Risk of AD with and without prior use of NSAIDs, stratified by APOE-ε4 carrier status

From: Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use and Alzheimer's disease risk: the MIRAGE Study

EXPOSURE

AD (N = 691)

NON-DEMENTED FAMILY MEMBERS (N = 973)

CRUDE ODDS RATIO (95% CI)

AGE-ADJUSTED ODDS RATIO (95% CI)

ADJUSTED ODDS RATIO (95% CI)

Overall

     

No NSAIDs

667

907

1.0

1.0

1.0

Use of NSAIDs

24

66

0.49 (0.31, 0.80)

0.55 (0.34, 0.88)

0.64 (0.38, 1.05)*

Having no ε4 alleles

     

No NSAIDs

231

556

1.0

1.0

1.0

Use of NSAIDs

12

47

0.61 (0.32, 1.18)

0.75 (0.38, 1.46)

0.78 (0.39, 1.52)**

Having at least one ε4 allele

     

No NSAIDs

436

351

1.0

1.0

1.0

Use of NSAIDs

12

19

0.51 (0.24, 1.06)

0.47 (0.24, 0.96)

0.49 (0.24, 0.98)**

  1. *Adjusted for age, sex, ethnicity, education, and APOE-ε4 status.
  2. **Adjusted for age, sex, ethnicity, and education.
  3. ***NSAID*APOE-ε4 interaction p-value = 0.04.