Table 6 Sensitivity analysis II: risk of all cancers in ranitidine users compared with that in other H2RA users, including subjects who have switched between ranitidine and other H2RAs, in overall cohort and propensity matched cohort.

From: Association between ranitidine use with potential NDMA impurities and risk of cancer in Korea

Exposure group

No. of patients

No. of events

1000 Person years

Incidence rate per 1000 person years (95% CI)

Crude HR

Adjusted HR

Overall cohort

Ranitidine

61 560

2286

441

5.2 (5.0–5.4)

1.07 (1.04–1.12)

1.00 (0.96–1.05)

Other H2RAs

227 114

10,217

1970

5.2 (5.1–5.3)

Reference

Reference

Propensity score matched cohort

Ranitidine

56 507

2208

422

5.2 (5.0–5.5)

0.99 (0.93–1.05)

0.98 (0.92–1.03)

Other H2RAs

56 507

2275

429

5.3 (5.1–5.5)

Reference

Reference

  1. CI confidence interval, H2RA histamine-2 receptor antagonist.
  2. Adjusted for age, sex, type of health insurance, income level, region, index year, COPD, alcohol-related disorders, hypertension, diabetes, severe liver disease, obesity.