From: Balancing the gastrointestinal benefits and risks of nonselective NSAIDs
 | OA hospitalizations | RA hospitalizations | RA deaths |
---|---|---|---|
Number of patients | 1283 | 3883 | 2921 |
Person years of observation | 3234 | 19,961 | 12,224 |
Person years taking NSAID | 2199 | 15,638 | 8471 |
Number of GI events | 19 | 228 | 25 |
Number of GI events while taking NSAID | 16 | 205 | 19 |
Rates/year (%) while taking NSAID | 0.73 | 1.31 | 0.22 |
Rates/year (%) while not taking NSAID | 0.29 | 0.19 | 0.05 |
Relative risk while taking NSAID | 2.51 | 6.77 | 4.21 |