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Table 4 Drugs used for headache in the case and control groups

From: Headache in Behcet’s disease: types and characteristics

 

Frequency in case group, n (%)

Frequency in control group, n (%)

Odds ratio

95 % CI

P value

Specific treatment for the headache

18 (15.1 %)

9 (15.3 %)

0.99

0.4–2.3

0.980

OTC analgesics

58 (48.7 %)

43 (72.9 %)

0.35

0.18–0.69

0.002

No treatment

43 (36.1 %)

7 (11.9 %)

4.2

1.7–10.0

0.001

  1. OTC: over the counter, CI: confidence interval