Table 2. Clinical outcomes.
Test statistic | |||||
Variable | Controls | Combination therapy | t | χ2 | P |
no. of patients with headache: | |||||
After 1 week of treatment | 23 | 15 | 4.284 | 0.038 | |
Two weeks after start of treatment | 16 | 4 | 6.332 | 0.012 | |
Mean (s.d.) duration of headache after starting treatment (days) | 15.6 (13.4) | 8.6 (7.3) | 2.661 | 0.01 | |
Mean (s.d.) no. of acetaminophen tablets taken within 7 days of the start treatment | 9.9 (8.6) | 6.3 (4.9) | 2.152 | 0.036 |