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. 2016 Jan 19;11(1):e0147048. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0147048

Table 2. Test for the difference of the hypothyroidism reporting rate between sunitinib and sorafenib in the FDA adverse event reporting system (FAERS).

  Sunitinib Sorafenib
Hypothyroidism Reported 287 55
Hypothyroidism Not Reported 16955 9579
Ratio of Hypothyroidism Report (%) 1.66 0.57
Odds Ratio (95% CI) 2.95 (2.21 − 3.94)
P-value* 2.86E-16

* One-tailed Fisher’s exact test was performed for the higher rate of hypothyroidism for sunitinib compared to sorafenib.