Research Article

Impact of Blood Type, Functional Polymorphism (T-1676C) of the COX-1 Gene Promoter and Clinical Factors on the Development of Peptic Ulcer during Cardiovascular Prophylaxis with Low-Dose Aspirin

Table 3

Multivariate analysis for clinical and genetic factors related to the development of peptic ulcer in aspirin users.

Clinical factorCoefficientStandard errorOdds ratio (95% CI) value

Advanced age1.2480.4643.1 (1.4–8.6)0.007
Peptic ulcer history3.3200.57627.6 (8.9–85.5)<0.001
Nonaspirin NSAID use1.1540.5252.9 (1.1–8.0)0.045
Blood type O0.7510.3512.1 (1.1–4.2)0.032