title: Analgesics and risk of coronary and other death in middle-aged men in eastern Finland.
abstract: The association between oral analgesics and the risk of death from ischaemic heart disease (IHD), cardiovascular disease, disease other than IHD, and any disease was studied in a cohort of 3551 men aged 30-59 years, based on a random sample from the population of eastern Finland. A number of potential coronary risk factors were allowed for in multiple logistic models. On the basis of these data, a regular use of oral analgesics is associated with a decreased risk of death from IHD. The relative risk was 0.6 with 95% confidence interval (CI) of 0.2-0.9 for IHD death and 0.6 (95% CI = 0.4-0.9) for cardiovascular death. No significant association was found between oral analgesics and the risk of death from diseases other than IHD.
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D000700:Analgesics / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality*; D005387:Finland; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011897:Random Allocation; D012306:Risk
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics