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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: Patients who received PPIs were older (66. 5 10. 5 vs. 63. 3 11. 3 years, P = 0. 006), more likely to be woman (80 % vs. 69 %, P = 0. 009) and have a history of diabetes (29. 6 % vs. 17. 3 %, P = 0. 002) or gastrointestinal ulcer disease (8. 3 % vs. 3. 3 %, P = 0. 015) and more often received nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (7. 3 % vs. 2. 2 %, P = 0. 003) and corticosteroids (11 % vs. 3. 6 %, P = 0. 001) but not aspirin (91. 7 % vs. 97 %, P = 0. 008) compared with those who did not receive PPIs.