ObjectivesTo systematically review the risk factors for intestinal injury induced by non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs(NSAIDs).MethodsWe comprehensively searched WanFang Data, CNKI, Web of Science, EBSCO, PubMed and The Cochrane Library databases to collect studies on risk factors of NSAIDs-induced intestinal injury. Two reviewers independently screened literature, extracted data and assessed risk of bias, and then, meta-analysis was performed by using RevMan 5.2 and STATA 12.0 software.ResultsA total of 6 case-control studies were included, in which 265 patients were in the case group and 301 patients in the control group. The results of meta-analysis showed that PPI was an independent risk factor for NSAIDs-induced intestinal injury (OR=1.59, 95%CI 1.07 to 2.35, P=0.02). In addition, patients with osteoarthritis (OR=2.44, 95% CI 1.11 to 5.36, P=0.03) or rheumatoid arthritis (OR=3.04, 95% CI 1.31 to 7.03, P=0.01) was associated with intestinal mucosal injury induced by NSAIDs. Gender, age, smoking history, drinking history, H2RA and rebamipide medication history, cardiovascular disease and cerebrovascular disease were not associated with intestinal injury.ConclusionsPPI is an independent risk factor for NSAIDs-induced intestinal injury. However, studies with high-quality, larger sample size are required to further verify that PPI increases the prevalence of intestinal injury.