Table 3 Drug groups prescribed significantly more often in CKD patients with constipation.

From: Real-world evidence of constipation and laxative use in the Korean population with chronic kidney disease from a common data model

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

Drug groups

OR (95% CI)

Drug groups

OR (95% CI)

Drug groups

OR (95% CI)

Drug groups

OR (95% CI)

Drug groups

OR (95% CI)

Drug groups

OR (95% CI)

Antipsychotics

3.18 (2.29–4.43)

Antipsychotics

2.80 (2.06–3.81)

Antipsychotics

2.77 (2.05–3.75)

Antipsychotics

3.21 (2.37–4.36)

Antipsychotics

3.04 (2.34–3.97)

Cough suppressants

2.51 (1.73–3.65)

Antiparkinson drugs

2.37 (1.67–3.39)

Hypnotics and sedatives

2.56 (2.14–3.05)

Hypnotics and sedatives

2.23 (1.87–2.65)

Antiparkinson drugs

2.18 (1.58–3.02)

Antiepileptics

2.21 (1.87–2.61)

Antipsychotics

2.22 (1.76–2.79)

Antiepileptics

2.15 (1.74–2.67)

Cough suppressants

2.34 (1.57–3.51)

Antidepressants

2.14 (1.80–2.53)

Antiepileptics

2.09 (1.75–2.50)

Hypnotics and sedatives

2.10 (1.78–2.46)

Hypnotics and sedatives

1.93 (1.66–2.25)

Hypnotics and sedatives

1.96 (1.62–2.37)

Antidepressants

2.18 (1.82–2.60)

Anti-dementia drugs

2.12 (1.60–2.79)

Hypnotics and sedatives

1.96 (1.65–2.33)

Loop diuretics

1.95 (1.74–2.20)

Antiepileptics

1.88 (1.59–2.21)

Potassium-sparing agents

1.85 (1.41–2.42)

Drugs used in BPH

2.13 (1.78–2.56)

Antiepileptics

1.93 (1.60–2.33)

Loop diuretics

1.95 (1.72–2.21)

Antidepressants

1.93 (1.65–2.26)

Loop diuretics

1.82 (1.62–2.04)

Antidepressants

1.84 (1.53–2.21)

Antiepileptics

2.07 (1.68–2.55)

Drugs used in BPH

1.93 (1.63–2.29)

Drugs used in BPH

1.87 (1.59–2.19)

Drugs used in BPH

1.89 (1.62–2.20)

Anti-dementia drugs

1.71 (1.38–2.11)

Drugs for acid-related disorders

1.80 (1.59–2.04)

Anxiolytics

1.90 (1.64–2.20)

Anxiolytics

1.90 (1.64–2.19)

Anti-dementia drugs

1.87 (1.43–2.43)

Vasodilators

1.77 (1.49–2.12)

Anxiolytics

1.65 (1.44–1.88)

Drugs used in BPH

1.76 (1.45–2.14)

Vasodilators

1.82 (1.48–2.24)

Potassium-sparing agents

1.84 (1.43–2.37)

Antidepressants

1.77 (1.49–2.10)

Anti-dementia drugs

1.75 (1.40–2.17)

Drugs used in BPH

1.60 (1.39–1.85)

Loop diuretics

1.70 (1.48–1.95)

Opioids

1.75 (1.55–1.97)

Drugs for acid-related disorders

1.82 (1.63–2.03)

Anxiolytics

1.74 (1.52–2.01)

Anxiolytics

1.74 (1.52–1.99)

Vasodilators

1.58 (1.31–1.89)

Opioids

1.55 (1.36–1.76)

Loop diuretics

1.70 (1.48–1.94)

Loop diuretics

1.77 (1.55–2.01)

Drugs for acid-related disorders

1.70 (1.53–1.89)

Drugs for acid-related disorders

1.72 (1.56–1.90)

Antidepressants

1.48 (1.27–1.73)

  1. Laxatives were excluded. Potassium-sparing agents include spironolactone and amiloride. Drugs for acid-related disorders include histamine-2 receptor antagonists and proton pump inhibitors. Vasodilators include nicorandil, molsidomine, glyceryl trinitrate, isosorbide mononitrate, and isosorbide dinitrate. BPH, benign prostatic hypertrophy; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.