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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Mar 10.
Published in final edited form as: Amyotroph Lateral Scler. 2008 Aug;9(4):212–222. doi: 10.1080/17482960802195632

Table III.

Number (percent) of patients with ≥1 adverse events by body system in which event occurred.

Primary analysis (n=60) Serious adverse events
Non-serious adverse events
Body system Celecoxib/Creatine Minocycline/Creatine p-value for χ2 Celecoxib/Creatine Minocycline/Creatine p-value for χ2
Cardiovascular 1 (3.3) 1 (3.3) 1.000a 3 (10.0) 2 (6.7) 1.000a
Dermatological 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 15 (50.0) 10 (33.3) 0.190
Ears, Nose and Throat NA NA 13 (43.3) 10 (33.3) 0.426
Endocrine/metabolic 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 2 (6.7) 0.492a
Eyes 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 9 (30.0) 5 (16.7) 0.222
Gastrointestinal 1 (3.3) 2 (6.7) 1.000a 19 (63.3) 21 (70.0) 0.584
Genitourinary 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 10 (33.3) 7 (23.3) 0.390
Hematological 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (3.3) 0 (0.0) 1.000a
Musculoskeletal 2 (6.7) 1 (3.3) 1.000a 14 (46.7) 12 (40.0) 0.602
Neurological 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 4 (13.3) 6 (20.0) 0.488
Other 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 7 (23.3) 7 (23.3) 1.000
Psychological 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 4 (13.3) 9 (30.0) 0.117
Respiratory 1 (3.3) 2 (6.7) 1.000a 6 (20.0) 3 (10.0) 0.472a
Total 5 (16.7) 5 (16.7) 1.000 29 (96.7) 30 (100.0) 1.000a
Mean number of AEs per person (SD) 0.23 (0.57) 0.37 (0.89) 0.873b 5.33 (3.89) 5.00 (2.92) 0.994b
Cardiovascular 2 (4.3) 2 (5.1) 1.000a 7 (14.9) 2 (5.1) 0.174a
Dermatological 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 23 (48.9) 12 (30.8) 0.088
Ears, Nose and Throat NA NA 19 (40.4) 12 (30.8) 0.353
Endocrine/metabolic 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 2 (5.1) 0.203a
Eyes 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 11 (23.4) 5 (12.8) 0.209
Gastrointestinal 2 (4.3) 2 (5.1) 1.000a 27 (57.4) 28 (71.8) 0.168
Genitourinary 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 13 (27.7) 10 (25.6) 0.833
Hematological 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (2.1) 0 (0.0) 1.000a
Musculoskeletal 3 (6.4) 1 (2.6) 0.623a 21 (44.7) 16 (41.0) 0.733
Neurological 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 6 (12.8) 7 (17.9) 0.504
Other 0 (0.0) 1 (2.6) 0.453a 10 (21.3) 8 (20.5) 0.931
Psychological 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 6 (12.8) 11 (28.2) 0.073
Respiratory 2 (4.3) 4 (10.3) 0.254a 11 (23.4) 4 (10.3) 0.110
Total 9 (19.1) 8 (20.5) 0.874 45 (95.7) 39 (100.00) 0.498a
Mean number of AEs per person (SD) 0.30 (0.69) 0.41 (0.88) 0.760b 4.98 (3.44) 4.67 (2.88) 0.814b
a

Fisher’s exact test due to expected cell counts <5.

b

Wilcoxon rank-sum test.