Type of analgesic

Ethnicity

p value

Malay (n = 56) n (%)

Chinese (n = 15) n (%)

Indian (n = 9) n (%)

Paracetamol

17 (30)

8 (53)

5 (56)

Cramer’s V = 0.226, p = 0.130

NSAIDs

36 (64)

8 (53)

4 (44)

Cramer’s V = 0.176, p = 0.290

Morphine equivalents

47 (84)

14 (93)

7 (77)

Cramer’s V = 0.124, p = 0.539