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Table 4 A comparison of p-values before and after the application of a method for correcting for multiple testing

From: Chronic headache patients’ health behavior and health service use 12 months after interdisciplinary treatment – what do they keep in their daily routines?

Health behavior/health service use assessed at both time points

p-value uncorrected

p-value corrected (Benjamini–Hochberg method)

Athletic exercise

 < .001***

 < .001***

Relaxation techniques

 < .001***

 < .001***

Psychological coping strategies

 < .001***

 < .001***

Mindfulness-based techniques

 < .001***

 < .001***

TENS device

.008**

.0224*

Non-medical practitioner visits

.031*

.0640

Acupuncture visits

.032*

.0640

Frequency of physiotherapy

.038*

.0665

Psychotherapy use

.055

.0856

Endurance exercise

.071

.0967

Privately spent expenses

.076

.0967

Medical specialists visits

.134

.1563

Physiotherapy use

.230

.2477

GP visits

.495

.4950