Ever used oral glucocorticoids |
Yes | 15 355 (30.3%) | 13 395 (26.4%) | 1.31 (1.27 to 1.35) | 1.25 (1.21 to 1.29) |
Timing of oral glucocorticoid use |
Current use | 8 167 (16.1%) | 6 015 (11.9%) | 1.56 (1.50 to 1.62) | 1.48 (1.41 to 1.54) |
Recent use | 3 491 (6.9%) | 3 681 (7.3%) | 1.08 (1.02 to 1.14) | 1.03 (0.98 to 1.09) |
Past use | 3 697 (7.3%) | 3 699 (7.3%) | 1.12 (1.06 to 1.18) | 1.08 (1.02 to 1.14) |
Current users of oral glucocorticoids (average daily dose in mg prednisolone equivalents) |
<7.5 mg/day | 2 211 (4.5%) | 1 710 (3.4%) | 1.46 (1.36 to 1.57) | 1.44 (1.34 to 1.55) |
7.5–20 mg/day | 2 015 (4.1%) | 1 627 (3.3%) | 1.37 (1.28 to 1.48) | 1.30 (1.21 to 1.40) |
⩾20 mg | 2 593 (5.3%) | 1 735 (3.5%) | 1.73 (1.62 to 1.86) | 1.63 (1.52 to 1.75) |
Quartiles of cumulative dose (in mg prednisolone equivalents) |
<500 mg | 1 925 (4.4%) | 1 362 (3.2%) | 1.58 (1.45 to 1.73) | 1.61 (1.38 to 1.88) |
500–1810 mg | 2 047 (4.7%) | 1 605 (3.7%) | 1.39 (1.28 to 1.51) | 1.34 (1.16 to 1.54) |
1810–5418 mg | 2 006 (4.6%) | 1 649 (3.8%) | 1.36 (1.26 to 1.47) | 1.19 (1.03 to 1.37) |
>5418 mg | 2 009 (4.6%) | 1 277 (3.0%) | 1.71 (1.57 to 1.86) | 1.56 (1.35 to 1.80) |