Table 5b: Pain: Treatment Effects of Etoricoxib (30 mg) Relative to Comparators

95% CrI Probability that Etoricoxib 30 mg Shows Small, Moderate or Large Improvement Relative to Comparator*
Comparator (mg) ES** Low High Small Moderate Large
acetaminophen 4000 -0.57 -0.80 -0.34 1.00 0.73 0.03
nsNSAIDs
naproxen 1000 -0.27 -0.48 -0.05 0.73 0.02 0.00
ibuprofen 2400 -0.25 -0.53 0.03 0.65 0.04 0.00
diclofenac 150 -0.17 -0.41 0.08 0.39 0.00 0.00
COX-2 selective NSAIDs
celecoxib 100 -0.55 -0.81 -0.29 0.99 0.65 0.03
celecoxib 200 -0.32 -0.50 -0.14 0.91 0.02 0.00
celecoxib 400 -0.39 -0.62 -0.15 0.94 0.17 0.00
lumiracoxib 100 -0.36 -0.59 -0.12 0.91 0.11 0.00
lumiracoxib 200 -0.39 -0.62 -0.15 0.94 0.17 0.00
lumiracoxib 400 -0.36 -0.60 -0.13 0.92 0.13 0.00

* Small (ES ≥ 0.2), moderate (ES ≥ 0.5) or large (ES ≥ 0.8).
** Negative effect sizes indicate improvement.