Table 5.

Subgroup Analyses by Sex and Recent Corticosteroid Use

SubgroupIncidence Rate Ratio (95% CI)
First- and Second-Generation FluoroquinolonesThird-Generation FluoroquinolonesNonfluoroquinolones
Sex
  Male2.94 (1.67-5.18)0.63 (0.09-4.60)1.06 (0.71-1.59)
  Female2.86 (1.45-5.66)1.67 (0.39-7.06)1.14 (0.71-1.83)
Recent corticosteroid usea
  Yes8.34 (2.27-30.67)6.30 (0.61-64.81)0.92 (0.27-3.12)
  No2.52 (1.32-4.81)0.00 (0.0 to ∞)1.07 (0.70-1.64)
  • a Use in the 30 days preceding Achilles tendon rupture.