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Table 7 Likelihood ratio test and normal approximation test results for analgesics. The columns are drug name, report count for male without the drug (No Drug/Male), report count for female without the drug (No Drug/Female), report count for male with the drug (Drug/Male), report count for female with the drug (Drug/Female), the likelihood ratio statistic with the adjusted p-value (in parentheses), and the z-score for the normal approximation test with the corresponding p-value. The Max-Stat method was used to adjust the p-values for multiple testing

From: Statistical methods for exploring spontaneous adverse event reporting databases for drug-host factor interactions

Drug name

No Drug Male

No Drug Female

Drug Male

Drug Female

LRT(adj.p)

Normal Approx.(adj.p)

Acetaminophen

46798

51289

1032

1789

67.2388(0.0000)

11.5059(0.0000)

Aspirin

47695

52984

135

94

6.1345(0.0062)

3.5011(0.0055)

Ibuprofen

47566

52706

264

372

4.4538(0.0409)

2.9749(0.0346)

meloxicam

47818

53044

12

34

4.3995(0.0433)

2.8949(0.0446)

Etodolac

47821

53053

9

25

3.1308(0.1452)

2.4440(0.1610)

Indomethacin

47820

53053

10

25

2.5873(0.2604)

2.2308(0.2683)

Ketoprofen

47821

53073

9

5

0.8066(0.9482)

1.2654(0.9370)

Diclofenac

47625

52822

205

256

0.7963(0.9504)

1.2604(0.9387)

Ketorolac

47824

53067

6

11

0.5090(0.9867)

0.9996(0.9898)

Piroxicam

47821

53063

9

15

0.4782(0.9925)

0.9713(0.9920)

nabumetone

47825

53069

5

9

0.3902(0.9975)

0.8756(0.9968)

Naproxen

47750

52982

80

96

0.1337(1.0000)

0.5168(1.0000)