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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Aug 7.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Gastroenterol. 2008 Sep 4;103(10):2432–2442. doi: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2008.02117.x

Table 5.

Most Important Factor (Benefit or Harm) in Decision Making: Celecoxib

All F M HGD No HGD
All participants
Number of subjects (N) 100 28 72 45 55
 EAC 18% 14% 19% 27% 11%
 MI 59% 50% 63% 40% 75%
 Stroke 19% 32% 14% 27% 13%
 GI event 3% 4% 3% 7% 2%
Among those willing to take celecoxib
Number of subjects (N) 15 4 11 9 6
 EAC 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
 MI 0 0 0 0 0
 Stroke 0 0 0 0 0
 GI event 0 0 0 0 0
Among those unwilling to take celecoxib:
Number of subjects (N) 85 24 61 36 49
 EAC 4% 0 5% 8% 0
 MI 69% 58% 74% 50% 90%
 Stroke 22% 38% 16% 33% 8%
 GI event 4% 4% 3% 8% 2%

All = total group surveyed; HGD = history of high-grade dysplasia.

Percentages do not always add to 100% because of rounding.

EAC = esophageal adenocarcinoma; MI = myocardial infarction; GI event = ulcer or gastrointestinal bleeding.