Medication use reported by patients with coeliac disease and controls
| Medication | Patients with coeliac disease (n (%)) | Controls (n (%)) | Odds ratio† | 95% CI† |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Exact analysis. | ||||
| †Adjusted for age group (<55, 55–64, 65–74,>74) and sex. | ||||
| ‡Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) values are for postmenopausal women only. Information was missing for some subjects, including 10 women on HRT, and % exclude these subjects. | ||||
| Prescribed medication for >3/12 in past year | 152 (63.6) | 81 (50.9) | 1.92 | 1.24–2.98 |
| Folic acid | 42 (18.2) | 1 (0.7) | 31.55* | 5.19–1294.78 |
| Iron | 32 (14.1) | 0 (0.0) | Inf* | 5.85-inf |
| Calcium | 10 (4.4) | 0 (0.0) | Inf* | 1.45-inf |
| Diabetes drugs | 15 (6.6) | 2 (1.4) | 1.76* | 0.66–5.25 |
| Thyroxine | 26 (11.6) | 8 (5.7) | 2.28* | 0.94–6.10 |
| Drugs for heart disease | 25 (11.0) | 26 (17.8) | 0.62* | 0.32–1.18 |
| Antihypertensive drugs | 20 (8.8) | 28 (19.4) | 0.40* | 0.20–0.77 |
| Steroid use (ever) | 35 (15.5) | 18 (12.4) | 1.29* | 0.68–2.52 |
| Females only | ||||
| HRT (ever)‡ | 43 (31.2) | 21 (21.2) | 1.98 | 1.00–3.90 |
| Duration of HRT | ||||
| <1 year | 6 (4.4) | 5 (5.1) | 1.28 | 0.38–4.51 |
| 1 year+ | 36 (26.3) | 15 (15.3) | 2.51 | 1.18–5.32 |