Table 4.

Secondary outcome: the average of daily dose of NSAIDS and anti-COX-2 drugs.

Intake of NSAIDS and ANTI-COX-2 drugs per day	T0	T1	T2
MB group	0.17 ± 0.29	0.1 ± 0.2	0.05 ± 0.2
GS group	0.14 ± 0.22	0.1 ± 0.2	0.1 ± 0.2

ANOVA for repeated measures; group F = 0.00; P = 0.99; time F = 3.38; P = 0.04.

The average values ± standard deviation and statistic comparison between the two groups at three different follow-ups (T0 = recruitment; T1 = 2 months; T2 = 6 months).

Significance value of P <0.05.