Research Article
Impact of Chronic Statins Use on the Development of Esophagitis in Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Table 3
Regression analysis of the factor affecting esophagitis development.
| Variables | Odds ratio | 95 confidence interval | P value |
| Protective factors | | | | Use of statins | | | | (i) Control vs. (A-D) | 0.463 | CI 0.370–0.579 | < 0.0001 | (ii) Control vs. A | 0.497 | 0.381–0.647 | < 0.0001 | (iii) Control vs. B | 0.366 | 0.243–0.551 | < 0.0001 | (iv) Control vs. C | 0.036 | 0.002–0.583 | 0.01 | (v) Control vs. D | 0.354 | 0.046–2.687 | 0.3 |
| Promoting factors | | | | Control vs. A-D | | | | (i) Use of NSAIDS | 1.362 | 1.183–1.569 | <0.0001 | (ii) Presence of hiatal hernia | 1.779 | 1.551–2.040 | <0.0001 | (iii) Presence of H. pylori | 1.811 | 1.428–2.298 | <0.0001 |
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