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. 2018 Nov 12;8:16710. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-34668-1

Table 2.

Clinical characteristics of the reactions based on data reported by patients.

Blended n = 261 NERD n = 108 NIUA n = 511 p-value Blended vs NERD vs NIUA p-value Blended vs NERD p-value Blended vs NIUA p-value NERD vs NIUA
Time interval drug-reaction, median (IQR) (min) 30 (20–90) 30 (15–120) 60 (30–120) 0.001 NS 0.0003 NS
Drugs involved n, (%) ASA 105 (39.9) 34 (31.5) 194 (38) NS NS NS NS
Indomethacin 3 (1.1) 7 (1.4) NS NS NS NS
Diclofenac 59 (22.6) 20 (18.5) 106 (20.7) NS NS NS NS
Ibuprofen 142 (54.4) 66 (61.1) 337 (65.7) NS NS NS NS
Naproxen 18 (6.9) 6 (5.5) 36 (34.8) NS NS NS NS
Dexketoprofen 18 (6.9) 8 (7.4) 44 (8.5) NS NS NS NS
Dipyrone 108 (41.4) 30 (27.8) 205 (40) 0.004 0.004 NS 0.03
Piroxicam 9 (3.4) 3 (2.8) 16 (3.1) NS NS NS NS
Paracetamol 52 (19.9) 15 (13.9) 141 (27.5) 0.003 NS NS 0.002
Meloxicam 2 (0.8) 1 (0.9) 2 (0.4) NS NS NS NS
Lysine clonixinate 7 (2.7) 2 (1.8) 9 (1.8) NS NS NS NS
Selective COX-2 3 (1.1) 6 (1.2) NS NS NS NS
Number of episodes, median (IQR) 3 (2–4) 3 (2–4) 3 (3–4) NS NS NS NS
Number of drugs involved, median (IQR) 3 (1.25–3) 2 (1–3) 2 (2–3) NS NS NS NS
Time interval between the last reactions and diagnosis, median (IQR) 7 (3–24) 7 (5.5–8.5) 5 (2–23) NS NS NS NS

IQR: interquartile range; NS: Non significant.