Table 5.
Correlation between study parameters and adverse drug reactions using Spearman test
| Significant Parameters | Correlation Coefficient(r) | P -value |
|---|---|---|
| Gender-number of ADRs | 0.152 | 0.025 |
| Gender-incidence of ADR | 0.136 | 0.046 |
| Gender-death | 0.212 | 0.002 |
| Gender-anaphylactic reactions | 0.141 | 0.038 |
| Gender-ecchymosis | 0.169 | 0.012 |
| Gender-headache | 0.135 | 0.047 |
| Number of ADRs-age | 0.136 | 0.045 |
| Number of ADRS -history of poly-pharmacy | 0.212 | 0.002 |
| Number of ADRs –VF | 0.205 | 0.002 |
| Number of ADRs – PE | 0.160 | 0.020 |
| Number of ADRs - hemoglobin deficiency | -0.225 | 0.001 |
| Number of ADRs -allergy history | 0.143 | 0.036 |
| Number of ADRs - history of anti-coagulant usage | 0.163 | 0.017 |
| Incidence of ADRs - location of MI | 0.143 | 0.047 |
| Incidence of ADR – history of allergy | 0.160 | 0.018 |
| Incidence of ADRs- PE | 0.184 | 0.006 |
| Incidence of ADRs - dyslipidemia | 0.174 | 0.010 |
| Incidence of ADRs - EF | -0.150 | 0.031 |
| location of MI - EF | -0.142 | 0.042 |
| Age- EF | -0.210 | 0.004 |
| location of MI - bradycardia | 0.152 | 0.034 |
| location of MI-tachycardia | 0.183 | 0.012 |
| History of polypharmacy- Incidence of ADRs | 0.154 | 0.023 |
| History of polypharmacy- PE | 0.159 | 0.019 |
| History of polypharmacy-fever | 0.147 | 0.030 |
| History of polypharmacy-ecchymosis | 0.145 | 0.033 |
| ADRs: adverse drug reactions, EF: ejection fraction, MI: myocardial infarction, PE: pulmonary embolism, VF: ventricular tachycardia. | ||