Table 2 The overall and subgroup analysis of haemorrhage or bleeding risk in patients with chronic kidney disease treated with and without pentoxifylline.

From: The risk of major bleeding event in patients with chronic kidney disease on pentoxifylline treatment

Variable

Pentoxifylline

(n = 1020)

Control

(n = 4080)

CHR

(95% CI)

AHRa

(95% CI)

Case (%)

PY

Rate

Case (%)

PY

Rate

Overall analysis

98 (9.61)

1279.22

76.62

306 (7.50)

5079.78

60.24

1.27 (1.01–1.60)

1.19 (0.94–1.50)

Subgroup analysis

Age group

18–59

34 (7.56)

579.35

58.69

99 (5.50)

2332.67

42.44

1.38 (0.94–2.04)

1.28 (0.85–1.92)

60 and above

64 (11.23)

699.87

91.45

207 (9.08)

2747.12

75.35

1.21 (0.92–1.61)

1.14 (0.86–1.52)

Gender

Female

49 (10.89)

554.81

88.32

139 (7.72)

2219.15

62.64

1.41 (1.02–1.95)

1.34 (0.96–1.86)

Male

49 (8.60)

724.41

67.64

167 (7.32)

2860.63

58.38

1.16 (0.84–1.59)

1.07 (0.77–1.48)

Aspirin used

No

65 (8.09)

1031.27

63.03

214 (6.66)

4072.23

52.55

1.20 (0.91–1.58)

1.08 (0.81–1.44)

Non-regular

23 (15.86)

159.50

144.21

62 (10.69)

651.63

95.15

1.52 (0.94–2.45)

1.43 (0.87–2.35)

Regular

10 (13.89)

88.46

113.05

30 (10.42)

355.93

84.29

1.34 (0.66–2.75)

1.32 (0.63–2.77)

ESRD

No

95 (9.60)

1243.18

76.42

280 (7.22)

4842.25

57.82

1.32 (1.05–1.67)

1.21 (0.95–1.53)

Yes

3 (10.00)

36.04

83.24

26 (12.75)

237.53

109.46

0.78 (0.24–2.56)

0.70 (0.21–2.39)

DM

52 (11.38)

574.90

90.45

120 (8.76)

1635.22

73.38

1.24 (0.89–1.71)

1.23 (0.88–1.70)

HTN

77 (10.29)

937.20

82.16

195 (8.34)

2836.00

68.76

1.20 (0.92–1.56)

1.21 (0.92–1.58)

Hyperlipidemia

38 (10.69)

549.44

69.16

110 (7.87)

1775.45

61.96

1.41 (1.00–1.97)

1.42 (1.01–2.01)

Ischaemic stroke

31 (16.49)

230.43

134.53

50 (11.60)

485.50

102.98

1.32 (0.84–2.06)

1.33 (0.84–2.09)

CAD

28 (12.44)

280.69

99.75

78 (10.57)

870.02

89.65

1.12 (0.73–1.72)

1.12 (0.72–1.75)

  1. AHR, adjusted hazard ratio; CAD, coronary artery disease; CHR, crude hazard ratio; DM, diabetes mellitus; ESRD, end-stage renal disease; HTN, hypertension.
  2. aCovariates adjusted by age groups, gender, group of aspirin used, DM, HTN, hyperlipidaemia, ischaemic stoke, ESRD, CKD stage 5 and dual antiplatelet therapy or anticoagulants. PY:1000 person year.