People who use proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) have a 20 percent to 50 percent higher risk of chronic kidney disease compared
with nonusers, said lead author Dr. Morgan Grams, an assistant professor of epidemiology at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.
Although the combined treatment of oral progestogens with percutaneous progesterone significantly decreased the risk of breast cancer (RR = 0.5; 95 % confidence interval 0.2 - 0.9) as compared
with nonusers, there was no significant difference in the risk of breast cancer in percutaneous progesterone users versus nonusers among oral progestogen users.
Internet users devoted less time to sleeping, relaxing, resting and thinking compared
with nonusers.
Not exact matches
Some dental malocclusions have been found more commonly among pacifier users than
nonusers, but the differences generally disappeared after pacifier cessation.284 In its policy statement on oral habits, the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry states that nonnutritive sucking behaviors (ie, fingers or pacifiers) are considered normal for infants and young children and that, in general, sucking habits in children to the age of 3 years are unlikely to cause any long - term problems.285 There is an approximate 1.2 - to 2-fold increased risk of otitis media associated
with pacifier use, particularly between 2 and 3 years of age.286, 287 The incidence of otitis media is generally lower in the first year of life, especially the first 6 months, when the risk of SIDS is the highest.288, — , 293 However, pacifier use, once established, may persist beyond 6 months, thus increasing the risk of otitis media.
Gastrointestinal infections and oral colonization
with Candida species were also found to be more common among pacifier users than
nonusers.289, — , 291
With other factors constant, the authors found that Internet users had an average predicted probability of depression of.07, whereas that probability for
nonusers was.105.
Within one year, 49 percent of the tobacco users
with PAD in the study were hospitalized, a hospitalization rate 35 percent higher than
nonusers.
Examining the characteristics and beliefs of hydroxyurea users and
nonusers among adults
with sickle cell disease.
One study, led by Arria — and funded by Ortho - McNeil - Janssen, the makers of the stimulant Concerta — found that 17 % of stimulant misusers had ADHD symptoms, compared
with about 9 % of the group of
nonusers.
Women using the birth control pill prefer men
with less masculine faces compared to
nonusers, new research suggests.