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Table 2 Patient-visit clinical diagnoses or medication use which are contraindications for NSAIDs

From: How do contraindications to non-opioid analgesics and opioids affect the likelihood that patients with back pain diagnoses in the primary care setting receive an opioid prescription? An observational cross-sectional study

 

No opioid prescription at office visit

n = 23,541

Opioid prescription at office visit n = 1002

Total

sample

n = 24,543

P-Value

N (%)

N (%)

N

Kidney Disease

 None

22,307 (96.1)

906 (3.9)

23,213

 

 Diagnosed

1234 (92.8)

96 (97.2)

1330

< 0.001

Liver Disease

 None

23,116 (95.9)

983 (4.1)

24,099

 

 Diagnosed

425 (95.7)

19 (4.3)

444

0.83

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

 None

23,357 (95.9)

991 (4.1)

24,348

 

 Diagnosed

184 (94.4)

11 (5.6)

195

0.27

Cardiovascular or Cerebrovascular Disease

 None

21,233 (96.0)

891 (4.0)

22,124

 

 Diagnosed

2308 (95.4)

111 (4.6)

2419

0.19

Gastrointestinal Disorder, including GERD, Peptic Ulcers, or Bleeding

 None

21,021 (95.9)

895 (4.1)

21,916

 

 Diagnosed

2520 (195.9)

107 (4.1)

2627

0.98

Chronic Systemic Steroid Use

No

23,445 (95.9)

998 (4.1)

24,443

 

 Yes

96 (96.0)

4 (74.5)

100

0.002

Concurrent of Chronic Anticoagulant or Antiplatelet Use

 No

19,662 (96.5)

713 (3.5)

20,375

 

 Yes

3879 (93.1)

289 (6.9)

4168

< 0.001

  1. Abbreviations: NSAIDs Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs